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耳寄り (みみより) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Meanings 1
na-adjective, noun
welcome ; good to hear ; encouraging
Describes news, information, or a story that is pleasing to hear, often implying it is beneficial or exactly what one wanted to hear. Commonly used in phrases like 耳寄りな話 (a welcome piece of news).
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Do you have any good news?
Written forms 耳みみ 寄よ り Usage 30%
Standard kanji spelling; the 寄り part conveys 'approaching' or 'favorable'.
耳みみ より Usage 70%
Common variant; the okurigana より is often used in modern writing.
Kanji 寄 draw near, stop in, bring near Similar words 朗ろう 報ほう 朗報 is a more formal noun meaning 'good news' or 'glad tidings', while 耳寄り is a more casual, descriptive term for something pleasant to hear.
喜よろこ ばしい 喜ばしい is an adjective meaning 'joyful' or 'delightful', often used for events or outcomes, whereas 耳寄り specifically focuses on the auditory aspect of receiving welcome information.
Etymology Compound of 耳 (ear) and 寄り (approaching, favorable), literally 'ear-approaching', meaning something that comes favorably to one's ears.
