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耳

耳 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. みみ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。人の耳を象る。「みみ」を意味する漢語｛耳｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

ear

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ジJHS
Kun (native)
  • みみElem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • がみ
Other languages
  • 拼音er3
  • 한글i
  • Hán-ViệtNhĩ

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Basics

Strokes
6 strokes
Radical
耳(みみ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 4
Unicode
U+8033

Components

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Composition (IDS): ⿼干⿰丨二

Words using this kanji

  • 耳みみ（みみ）聴覚を感ずる感覚器及びその周辺器官。 （みみ）特に哺乳類で、語義1の器官に音を集める働きを有する器官。耳朶。 （みみ）傾聴する意思。ear, hearing, ear (for music, etc.)
  • 耳目じもく目と耳。 聞くことと、見ること。 人々の注意。人々からの注目。eyes and ears, seeing and hearing, one's attention, one's interest
  • 耳元みみもと耳の近く。耳のねもと。close to the ear
  • 耳鼻科じびか耳鼻咽喉科の略称。otolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat department
  • 耳障りみみざわりhard (on the ears), offensive (to the ear), rasping, rough
  • 耳よりみみよりwelcome (news), inviting, encouraging, tempting
  • 耳打ちみみうち相手の耳に口を近付けて囁くこと。whispering into a person's ear
  • 耳慣れるみみなれるto become familiar (to one's ears)
  • 耳鼻咽喉科じびいんこうか臨床医学の一分野で、耳、鼻、咽喉を治療するもの。otorhinolaryngology, otolaryngology, ear, nose and throat department
  • 耳飾りみみかざり耳朶に付ける装身具。イヤリング。earring
  • 耳垢みみあか耳の穴にたまる垢。みみあか。earwax, cerumen
  • 耳腔じこうinside the ear
  • 耳順じじゅん60歳の異称。age 60
  • 耳栓みみせん遮音や防水などのため耳の穴につめる栓。earplug (for protection against noise or water)
  • 耳鼻じびnose and ears
  • 耳環みみわ耳朶に付ける装飾の輪。 （じかん）古墳時代後期から飛鳥時代にかけて造られた環状の金属製耳飾り。earring (non-pierced), helix
  • 耳介じかい外耳の一部で、外耳孔を囲んでいる外に突き出た器官。耳殻。auricle, pinna
  • 耳孔じこう耳の孔。外耳道。earhole
  • 耳底じてい耳の奥。depths of the ear, inner ear
  • 耳疾じしつ耳の疾病。infections or diseases of the ear

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Lookup codes

SKIP
4-6-1
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1012.0
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6e0.1
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881
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3697