耳みみが聞きこえない

expression, i-adjective

deaf; cannot hear

Describes a permanent or temporary inability to hear. Often used as a set phrase rather than a literal decomposition.

• 彼かれは生うまれつき耳みみが聞きこえない。

  He has been deaf since birth.

• 大おおきな音おとで耳みみが聞きこえなくなった。

  I lost my hearing because of a loud noise.