耳
耳·ear
- On-yomi
- ジ
- Kun-yomi
- みみ
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 耳 | みみ | ear |
| 耳鼻科 | じびか | ear and nose clinic |
| 右耳 | みぎみみ | right ear |
| 左耳 | ひだりみみ | left ear |
Example sentences
犬の耳は大きいです。
いぬのみみはおおきいです。
The dog's ears are big.
耳がよく聞こえません。
みみがよくきこえません。
I cannot hear well.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Mixing up 耳 and 目 because both are body parts with a boxy shape
Memory aid
Picture it
A long ear hanging down with the lobe sticking out at the bottom.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 耳にするみみにするto happen to hear
- 耳みみear
- 耳が痛いみみがいたいpainful to hear (because true)
- 耳を傾けるみみをかたむけるto lend an ear; to listen carefully
- 耳に入るみみにはいるto come to one's ears; to hear (by chance)
- 耳を疑うみみをうたがうto doubt one's ears
- 耳が早いみみがはやいquick to hear news
- 耳にたこができるみみにたこができるto be sick of hearing
- 寝耳に水ねみみにみずbolt from the blue
- 馬の耳に念仏うまのみみにねんぶつpreaching to deaf ears
- 初耳はつみみsomething heard for the first time; news to one
- 耳鼻科じびかotolaryngology; ear and nose department (of a hospital)
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