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耳

Ear
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingジ
Kun readingみみ
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 1Level 4

Meanings

  1. earRtK
  1. hearing
  2. ear (for music, etc.)
  3. edge
  4. crust

Radicals and components

Radical耳ear

Compound words

耳目じもく
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
中耳ちゅうじ
middle ear; tympanum
耳元みみもと
close to the ear
耳障りみみざわり
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh
耳鼻科じびか
otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
中耳炎ちゅうじえん
otitis media; middle-ear infection
耳よりみみより
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
外耳がいじ
external ear
口耳こうじ
mouth and ear
耳垢みみあか
earwax
耳腔じこう
inside the ear
耳飾みみかざり
earring
耳栓みみせん
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
耳鼻じび
nose and ears
耳屎みみくそ
earwax
耳朶みみたぶ
earlobe
耳癈みみしい
deafness
耳絎みみぐけ
blindstitched machined fabric edge (selvedge) forming a fold, pleat, edge, etc.
耳蟬みみずく
auricled leafhopper (Ledra auditura)
目耳めみみ
(one's own) eyes and ears
俚耳りじ
the ears of the public
獸耳けものみみ
kemonomimi
笊耳ざるみみ
memory like a sieve
パン耳パンみみ
(bread) crust

On Reading Examples

アブミ骨は内耳の前庭窓に接している。ないじ
The stirrup rests on the oval window of the inner ear.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は壁に耳を押しあてた。
He pressed his ear against the wall.tatoeba
彼は風の音に耳を澄ましながら、長い間座っていた。
He sat for a long time, listening to the sound of the wind.tatoeba
彼は彼らの頼みに耳を貸さなかった。
He turned a deaf ear to their request.tatoeba
彼は彼らの不平に耳をかそうとしなかった。
He turned a deaf ear to their complaints.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Ear. A drawing of an ear.

Practice Writing

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