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JLPT N5 · Noun

耳 (mimi)

耳 (みみ, mimi) is a Japanese noun meaning “ear”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
みみ
Romaji
mimi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. ear · noun
  2. hearing · noun
  3. ear (for music, etc.) · noun
  4. edge; crust; heel (of bread or cheese); selvedge (of woven fabric); selvage · noun
  5. ear (of a pot, jug, etc.); handle · noun

Example sentences

私は受話器を耳に当てた。
I put the receiver to my ear.
Tatoeba #156052
耳の不自由な人は手話で会話が出きる。
Deaf people can talk in sign language.
Tatoeba #150159
彼等には音楽を聴く耳がない。
They don't have an ear for music.
Tatoeba #86049

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 耳

耳
earジ・みみ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 耳.

耳鼻科じびかotolaryngology初耳はつみみsomething heard for the first time

Source: JMdict entry 1317170 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.