耳(みみ)

みみ
noun
ear
1. ear
The organ of hearing.
耳(みみ)が痛(いた)い。
My ear hurts.
右(みぎ)の耳(みみ)に水(みず)が入(はい)った。
Water got in my right ear.
犬(いぬ)は耳(みみ)がいいので、小(ちい)さい音(おと)も分(わ)かる。
Dogs have good hearing, so they can detect even quiet sounds.
祖母(そぼ)は耳(みみ)が遠(とお)くなったので、電話(でんわ)ではいつも大(おお)きく話(はな)さないと分(わ)からない。
My grandmother has become hard of hearing, so on the phone I always have to speak loudly or she can't understand.
飛行機(ひこうき)に乗(の)った時(とき)、耳(みみ)が痛(いた)くなったので、水(みず)を飲(の)んだら少(すこ)しよくなった。
When I got on the plane, my ears started hurting, so I drank some water and felt a little better.

耳(みみ) refers to the ear, the organ of hearing.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 耳(みみ)が痛(いた)い: ear hurts
  • 耳(みみ)が遠(とお)い: hard of hearing
  • 耳(みみ)にする: to hear about
  • 耳(みみ)を傾(かたむ)ける: to listen attentively
  • 耳(みみ)をすます: to listen carefully

IDIOMS:

  • 耳(みみ)が早(はや)い: quick to hear news
  • 耳(みみ)にたこができる: to hear something repeatedly (lit. "to get a callus on one's ear")
  • 馬(うま)の耳(みみ)に念仏(ねんぶつ): preaching to deaf ears

RELATED BODY PARTS:

  • 目(め): eye
  • 鼻(はな): nose
  • 口(くち): mouth

Related Words

Related: 目(め) (eye)
Related: 鼻(はな) (nose)
Related: 口(くち) (mouth)
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Added 2026.1.8 21:59 · Revised 2026.4.1 11:22
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