耳 – Kanji details

Keyword

ear

Info

Frequency	Top 400-500
Type	Kyōiku (1st grade) ?
Kanken	Level 10
Heisig	881
Readings	みみ (97%) じ (2%)
	るにみみをくらげのみみ

Mnemonic

A pictograph of a rectangular ear.

Used in kanji (37 in total)

hear

take

holy

shame

being employed

actively listen

old geezer

bold

animal food

exclamation

absorb (nutrients or knowledge)

聡

clever-witted

耽

become engrossed (in something)

tease

mushroom

rise

shingling

coconut tree

strung together

???

deafness

summons

son-in-law

assemble

sculling oar

voice [old]

interpretation

humiliation

wise

nock (of a bow)

???

???

promptly

???

???

phonetic used in Korean place names

聶

three ears

Used in vocabulary (313 in total)

耳みみ

ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)

耳みみにする

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

耳みみを傾かたむける

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

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Examples (182 in total)

僕ぼくはそっと扉とびらから耳みみを離はなした。

I gently pulled my ear away from the door.

電でん話わを耳みみに当あてる余よ裕ゆうもない。

I don't even have the luxury of holding the phone to my ear.

大だい好すきな声こえが耳みみに届とどく。

My favorite voice reaches my ears.