大おお耳みみ

noun

big ears; large ears

Literal description of ears that are physically large. Can be used for people, animals, or objects.

• あの犬いぬは大おお耳みみで、遠とおくの音おともよく聞きこえる。

  That dog has big ears and can hear sounds from far away.

• 彼かれは大おお耳みみがコンプレックスだった。

  He had a complex about his big ears.

noun, nari-adjective (archaic / formal)

hearing without listening; in one ear and out the other

Archaic noun/adjectival use for the act of listening without truly paying attention. Modern Japanese would more commonly use 聞き流す or 上の空.

• 古こ老ろうの話はなしでは、大おお耳みみの者ものは大だい事じなことを聞きき漏もらすと言いわれていた。

  According to old tales, a person who listens without paying attention was said to miss important things.