耳みみ

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 耳みみを澄すますto listen intently; to strain one's ears

  静しずかに耳みみを澄すますと、遠とおくで鳥とりの声こえが聞きこえた。

  When I listened intently, I could hear birds singing in the distance.

• 〈事こと〉が耳みみに入はいるfor something to come to one's ears; to hear about something

  そのニュースはすぐに社しゃ員いんの耳みみに入はいった。

  The news quickly reached the employees' ears.

• 耳みみがいいto have a good ear (for music or sound)

  彼かの女じょは耳みみがいいので、一いち度ど聞きいた曲きょくをすぐに弾ひける。

  She has a good ear, so she can play a song right after hearing it once.

• パンの耳みみthe crust (heel) of bread

  パンの耳みみは捨すてずにラスクにして食たべた。

  I didn't throw away the bread crusts and made them into rusks instead.

• カップの耳みみthe handle of a cup

  このカップは耳みみが小ちいさくて持もちにくい。

  This cup's handle is small and hard to hold.

• 〈人ひと〉の話はなしに耳みみを貸かすto lend an ear to someone; to listen to someone's opinion

  彼かれは他た人にんの意い見けんに耳みみを貸かそうとしない。

  He refuses to listen to other people's opinions.

Expressions· 39

• 耳みみが早はやいquick-eared; sharp-eared; first to hear
• 耳みみが痛いたいpainfully true; hitting home; making one's ears burn · have an earache; ear hurts
• 耳みみが遠とおいhard of hearing; poor hearing
• 耳みみにするhear; catch wind of; come across
• 耳みみに付つくcatch one's attention; be grating on the ear

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