hearing; sense of hearing
The faculty or ability to hear.
年を取ると耳が遠くなる。
As you get older, your hearing weakens.
ear (for music, etc.); musical ear
The ability to discern or appreciate sounds, especially music.
彼は耳がいいから、すぐに曲を覚える。
He has a good ear, so he picks up tunes quickly.
edge; crust; heel (of bread/cheese); selvedge
The outer edge or end piece of something, such as bread, cheese, or fabric.
パンの耳はカリカリしていておいしい。
The crust of the bread is crispy and delicious.
布の耳を切り落としてから縫う。
Cut off the selvedge of the fabric before sewing.
ear (of a pot, jug, etc.); handle
A projecting part resembling an ear, such as the handle of a cup or pot.
この急須の耳は持ちやすい。
The handle of this teapot is easy to hold.
When I listened intently, I could hear birds singing in the distance.
The news quickly reached the employees' ears.
She has a good ear, so she can play a song right after hearing it once.
I didn't throw away the bread crusts and made them into rusks instead.
This cup's handle is small and hard to hold.
He refuses to listen to other people's opinions.
earpick; ear pick · ear cleaning (with an earpick)
mishearing; auditory illusion · feigned deafness; pretending not to hear · homophonic translation; mondegreen
harsh to the ear; grating; jarring
one ear
earlobe
straining one's ears; listening intently
something heard while sleeping
whisper in someone's ear; whispering into a person's ear
earring
overhear; happen to hear
plump earlobes; fleshy ears
welcome; good to hear; encouraging
sharp-eared; quick to catch rumors; keen-eared · retentive memory for heard things; never forgets what one hears
kemonomimi; character with animal ears
become familiar to one's ears; get used to hearing
both ears
things overheard; overheard information
long ears; gossiper
big ears; large ears · hearing without listening; in one ear and out the other
left ear
sharp-eared; quick to hear news
cat ears · nekomimi; cat-eared character; catgirl; catboy · ears with soft, slightly smelly earwax
one's own eyes and ears
memory like a sieve; in one ear and out the other
ear piercing; earring