耳（みみ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: ear
Example sentences
- 耳で好きな音楽を聞く。 — I listen to my favorite music.
- 犬は人より耳がいい。 — Dogs have better hearing than humans.
Idioms & proverbs containing “耳”
- 壁に耳あり (かべにみみあり) — walls have ears
- 忠言耳に逆らう (ちゅうげんみみにさからう) — good advice is harsh to the ear
- 金言耳に逆らう (きんげんみみにさからう) — good advice is harsh to the ear
- 猫耳を洗うと雨が降る (ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる) — if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming
- 壁に耳あり障子に目あり (かべにみみありしょうじにめあり) — walls have ears; walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes
- 馬耳東風 (ばじとうふう) — utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “耳” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)