耳
ear
Readings
On'yomi
- ジ
Kun'yomi
- みみ
Nanori
- がみ
Meaning
耳 centers on the physical ear and its function of hearing.
Most common words using 耳
20 of 212- 耳みみN5
ear
- 初耳はつみみN1
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
- 耳元みみもとN1
close to the ear
- 牛耳るぎゅうじる
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
- 耳鳴りみみなり
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
- 耳かきみみかき
earpick
- 耳鼻じび
nose and ears
- 空耳そらみみ
mishearing
- 耳障りみみざわりN1
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating; jarring; cacophonous
- 耳鼻咽喉科じびいんこうか
otorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology; ear, nose and throat department
- 内耳ないじ
inner ear
- 片耳かたみみ
one ear
- 耳たぶみみたぶ
earlobe
- 聞き耳ききみみ
straining one's ears
- 木耳きくらげ
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
- 寝耳ねみみ
something heard while sleeping
- 耳打ちみみうち
whispering into a person's ear
- 耳目じもく
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing
- 中耳炎ちゅうじえん
otitis media; middle-ear infection
- 耳飾りみみかざり
earring
Study
Etymology
耳 is a pictograph of an ear, with the modern form preserving the outer shape and inner details of the ear.
Meaning mnemonic
The shape of 耳 looks like an ear: the outer frame is the ear's outline, and the inner strokes are the folds and canal. See it as an ear.
Reading mnemonic
For ジ, imagine a giant ear listening to jazz music: jazz -> ジ, and the ear hears every note.