(みみ)

みみ
noun
ear
1. ear
The organ of hearing.
(みみ)(いた)い。
My ear hurts.
(みぎ)(みみ)(みず)(はい)った。
Water got in my right ear.
(いぬ)(みみ)がいいので、(ちい)さい(おと)()かる。
Dogs have good hearing, so they can detect even quiet sounds.
祖母(そぼ)(みみ)(とお)くなったので、電話(でんわ)ではいつも(おお)きく(はな)さないと()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)()った(とき)(みみ)(いた)くなったので、(みず)()んだら(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.

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

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

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

IDIOMS:

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

RELATED BODY PARTS:

  • (): eye
  • (はな): nose
  • (くち): mouth