Moto 耳: EarKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジ
- Kun'yomi
- みみ
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 248 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジ)
- 中耳ちゅうじmiddle ear; tympanum
- 中耳炎ちゅうじえんotitis media; inflammation of the middle ear
- 内耳ないじinner ear
- 牛耳るぎゅうじるto control; to take the lead in
- 耳目じもくeyes and ears; seeing and hearing
- 耳鼻咽喉科じびいんこうかotorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology
- 耳鼻科じびかotolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
- 人工内耳じんこうないじcochlea implant
- 俗耳ぞくじvulgar ears; attention of the masses
- 俚耳りじthe ears of the public
- 内耳炎ないじえんotitis interna; inflammation of the inner ear
- 内耳神経ないじしんけいvestibulocochlear nerve
- 口耳こうじmouth and ear
- 口耳の学こうじのがくshallow learning
- 外耳がいじexternal ear; concha
- 外耳炎がいじえんotitis externa; inflammation of the outer ear
- 外耳道がいじどうexternal auditory canal; ear canal
- 小耳症しょうじしょうmicrotia
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 耳みみear
- 初耳はつみみsomething heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
- 耳よりみみよりwelcome (news); inviting
- 耳元みみもとclose to the ear
- 耳寄りみみよりwelcome (news); inviting
- 耳慣れるみみなれるto be something familiar
- 耳打ちみみうちwhispering into a person's ear
- 耳障りみみざわりhard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear)
- 耳飾りみみかざりearring
- うさ耳うさみみbunny-ears headband
- かご耳かごみみmemory like a sieve; going in one ear and out the other
- ざる耳ざるみみmemory like a sieve; going in one ear and out the other
- そら耳そらみみmishearing
- ねこ耳を洗うと雨が降るねこみみをあらうとあめがふるif a cat washes its ears, rain is coming
- パンの耳パンのみみbread crust
- パン耳パンみみ(bread) crust
- ピザの耳ピザのみみpizza crust
- 両耳りょうみみboth ears
- 丸耳象まるみみぞうAfrican forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
- 兎耳うさぎみみlong ears; gossiper
- 右の耳から左の耳みぎのみみからひだりのみみin one ear and out the other
- 地獄耳じごくみみsharp ear; long ears
- 垂れ耳たれみみlop-eared
- 壁に耳ありかべにみみありwalls have ears
- 壁に耳あり障子に目ありかべにみみありしょうじにめありwalls have ears; walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes
- 大耳おおみみbig ears
- 大耳狐おおみみぎつねbat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
- 寝耳ねみみsomething heard while sleeping
- 寝耳に水ねみみにみずbolt from the blue; great surprise
- 小耳こみみoverhear; happened to hear that
- 小耳にはさむこみみにはさむto happen to hear; to overhear
- 小耳に挟むこみみにはさむto happen to hear; to overhear
- 左耳ひだりみみleft ear
Other readings
- 白耳義ベルギーBelgium
- あらげ木耳あらげきくらげcloud ear fungus (Auricularia polytricha); wood ear fungus
- 傍耳かたみみthings overheard
- 土耳其トルコTurkey
- 土耳古トルコTurkey
- 垂耳たれみみlop-eared
- 天耳通てんにつうdivine hearing (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
- 小耳木兎こみみずくshort-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
- 巻耳おなもみcocklebur (Xanthium strumarium); cockleburr
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