Keyword
ear
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
?
KankenLevel 10
Heisig881
Readings
みみ
(97%)
じ
(2%)
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a rectangular ear.

Used in kanji (37 in total)
hear
take
holy
shame
Used in vocabulary (313 in total)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
Examples (182 in total)
I gently pulled my ear away from the door.
I don't even have the luxury of holding the phone to my ear.
My favorite voice reaches my ears.
The man covered his ears with his hands again.
I hope no one notices that my ears are turning red.
Only my ears keep pointlessly picking up sounds.
Not only his face, but even his ears are red.
The ears peeking through the gaps in the hair are slightly red.
Perhaps out of embarrassment, the tips of her well-shaped ears are tinged red.
The sound of the grass I had stepped on reached my ears.
After walking for a while, he stopped and used his eyes, nose, and ears to probe his surroundings.
I want to cover my ears with both hands.
I felt like I clearly heard a voice right by my ear.
I need a microphone shaped like an ear.
I could see up close that their ears were turning red.
The cat's ears look like they are about to droop again.
It seems that no one has heard your words.
From the conversation overheard, Rio pieces the situation together.
I have certainly heard of it.
I brought my face close to his and whispered in his ear.
I took the device away from my ear and hung up on them.
I couldn't believe my ears, so I asked again.
That sound is truly pleasant to the ear.
Whether you listen or not, I will explain.
Amid all that, I listen closely to a faint voice.
I can't help but listen.
While washing my hands, I listened to the two of them talking.
Everyone is listening carefully without making a sound.
My grandfather has a hearing impairment.
It seems that it hadn't reached his ears at all.
I got water in my ear at the pool.
I heard her talking to herself.
Even the voices of friends who are worried about me do not reach my ears at all.
A bug got into my ear, and it really hurt.
At that moment, I heard a murmur close to my ear.
Everyone was listening with their ears pressed against the door.
In that instant, a bullet grazed past my ear.
My senior tugs on my sleeve and secretly whispers in my ear.
I whisper into Dad's ear.
I try to listen even more carefully.
Everyone listened carefully.
When I listened carefully, I heard footsteps.
I stared at my cell phone and held it to my ear once more.
Don't pull my ears from both sides!
The words that reached my ears were strangely vivid.
Alice, who arrived late, secretly whispered in my ear.
She whispered in my ear in a low voice, furtively.
Her red nose and ears looked painful, and when I tried to touch them, she gently brushed my hand away.
No, this is the first I've heard of it!?
That's news to me.
That was news to everyone present.
Apparently, even those who went to negotiate were hearing it for the first time.
I was surprised because it was the first time I had heard of it, and I looked at my younger brother.
The clear voice is pleasant to the ear, like the tone of a musical instrument.
I heard about this hospital's reputation.
For some reason, those words cling to my ears and won't let go.
I got shampoo in my ear.
The voice, murmuring as if singing, sounded muffled in my ears.
I press the call button and hold the phone to my ear.
Her hair is tangled, long enough to cover her ears.
This is the first time I have heard of that method.
A melody familiar to my ears began to play.
Sorry to butt in, but I happened to overhear you.
Why are your ears so big?
He could not believe his ears.
Are my ears red?
I hear with my ears.
A cat has two ears.
The cat has two ears.
That dog has big ears.
We hear with our ears.
I dealt him a blow on the ear.
Please don't pull my ears.
His voice reached our ears.
We hear music with our ears.
They don't have an ear for music.
He whispered the answer in my ear.
Don't scream in my ear!
Why do rabbits have long ears?
Rabbits have long ears.
I only have one mouth, but I have two ears.
I wonder why it is that the sound of waves is so pleasant to the ear.
This is a question that I hear being asked a lot.
How did you come to hear of it?
I've heard quite a lot about you.
He was about to fall asleep, when he heard his name called.
He overheard the conversation by accident.
I often hear her refer to her childhood.
We heard a cry from above.
I sometimes hear rumors about her.
Suddenly, he heard a strange sound.
I heard an interesting rumor.
He whispered something in her ear.
Rabbits' have a good sense of hearing.
I had my ears checked.
Rabbits have long ears and short tails.
She heard a dog barking in the distance.
My ears are going to freeze if I don't go in.
I think it's also important to listen to other people's opinions.
He listens to whatever you say.
He listened to the music with his eyes closed.
I did speak, but no one listened to me.
I listened to his talk.
I listened to her story.
I listened but couldn't hear any sound.
Nobody listened to me.
Did you hear that a burglar broke into the neighbor's house?
He won't listen to a word I say.
A rabbit has long ears.
It's a tiny country that most people have never heard of.
The chances are he's already heard the news.
She may have been surprised when she heard the news.
Listen to his candid opinion.
I put the receiver to my ear.
She whispered something into his ear.
Close your eyes, and listen carefully.
See with your ears.
Immediately she heard his voice, she trembled with fear.
Ow, ow, ow! Don't bite my ear!
This news is new to me.
It's news to me.
That's news to me.
They say dogs hear better than we do. Is that true?
I should have listened more carefully.
She listened very carefully when I praised her son.
Cat-eared characters are cute!
I want to get my ears pierced.
We heard tigers roaring in the distance.
Why wouldn't you listen to his advice?
He wouldn't listen to my advice.
She doesn't listen to him.
Nobody would listen to me.
He sat for a long time, listening to the sound of the wind.
She would often hear him grumbling to himself.
I've never heard him complaining about his meals.
Please pay attention to what Tom is saying.
Tom whispered something into Mary's ear.
Tom heard a strange noise.
It was really noisy in the room so Tom covered his ears.
Do you have ringing in your ears?
They often heard him speak ill of others.
I tried to warn her, but she wouldn't listen.
She has him under her thumb.
Her new hairstyle covers her ears.
We often hear it said that the Japanese are good workers.
I often have ear infections.
I want earphones that don't hurt my ears.
I have that song stuck in my head.
Her voice still rings in my ears.
Those headphones make my ears hurt.
We often hear it said that Japanese people are conservative.
My ears are burning.
Tom pressed the phone to his ear.
He pressed his ear against the wall.
Tom is deaf in one ear.
I'd like to buy some earplugs.
You hear that a lot in western Japan.
We often hear it said that an earthquake may occur at any moment.
Shall I clean your ears for you?
That commercial makes a strong impression - especially the music. It stays in your head.
A good management would listen to reasonable demands.
I don't like bread crust.
I didn't eat the bread because the crust was moldy.
I cut the crust off the bread.
I think Tom is almost deaf.
Tom pretended to be deaf.
Beethoven was deaf in his late years.
He went deaf as a result of an accident.
I can't hear anything. I'm deaf.
What's it like to be deaf?
He turned a deaf ear to my request.
She seldom pays regard to my advice.
I met an ear nose and throat doctor at a party on Sunday.
It was so cold my ears hurt.
I'm getting used to the term "furry".
Do you have a history of ear infections?
Tom is an otorhinolaryngologist.
Then they picked dandelions and put them in their ears.
Helen Keller was blind, deaf and mute.
We often hear about an energy crisis these days.
The African elephant has bigger ears than the Asian elephant.
She goes to a school for the deaf.