| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 耳 | みみ | ミミ |
Pronunciation: mimi
How to Say It Outloud: mee-mee
Usage: Refers to the ear, the organ of hearing.
Example Sentence Japanese:
彼は耳がいい。
彼は耳がいい。Example Sentence English:He has good ears.
He has good ears.Dictionary
耳みみCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- ear
- hearing
- ear (for music, etc.)
- edge; crust; heel (of bread or cheese); selvedge (of woven fabric); selvage
- ear (of a pot, jug, etc.); handle
- Ear
穂ほCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- ear (of a cereal plant); head; spike
- point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; (pointed) head
- crest (of a wave)
- scion (in grafting)
イヤイヤ
Noun- ear
- Yea, Victoria
内耳ないじ
Noun- inner ear
- Inner ear
耳元みみもとCommon word
Noun- close to the ear
音痴おんち
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music
- having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
- Tone deafness
稲穂いなほ
Noun- ear (head) of rice
中耳炎ちゅうじえん
Noun- otitis media; middle-ear infection
- Otitis media
耳打ちみみうち
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
- whispering into a person's ear
- Mimiuchi
耳鼻科じびかCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
木耳きくらげ
Noun- cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
- Auricularia auricula-judae
耳垂れみみだれ
Noun- ear discharge
耳を傾けるみみをかたむける
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Ichidan verb
- to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
左耳ひだりみみ
Noun- left ear
あらげ木耳あらげきくらげ
Noun- cloud ear fungus (Auricularia polytricha); wood ear fungus; black fungus
- Cloud ear fungus
聞く耳を持たないきくみみをもたない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)I-adjective (keiyoushi)
- to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
聞き覚えききおぼえ
Noun- learning by ear
- memory of having heard something before
鮑あわび
Noun- abalone; ear shell
- Abalone
上げるあげるCommon wordjlpt-n4jlpt-n2jlpt-n5
Ichidan verbTransitive verb
- to raise; to elevate
Transitive verb
- to do up (one's hair)
Transitive verb
- to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to land (a boat)
Transitive verb
- to deep-fry
Transitive verb
- to show someone (into a room)
Transitive verb
- to give
Transitive verb
- to send someone (away)
Transitive verb
- to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
Transitive verb
- to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
Transitive verb
- to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
Transitive verb
- to earn (something desirable)
Transitive verb
- to praise
Transitive verb
- to give (an example, etc.); to cite
Transitive verb
- to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to arrest
Transitive verb
- to nominate
Transitive verb
- to summon (for geishas, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to bear (a child)
Transitive verb
- to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)
Intransitive verb
- (of the tide) to come in
Intransitive verb
Transitive verb
- to vomit
Ichidan verb
- to do for (the sake of someone else)
Ichidan verb
- to complete ...
Ichidan verb
- to humbly do ...
- Deep frying
地震じしんCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- earthquake
- Earthquake
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