耳(みみ)に残(のこ)る

みみにのこる
expression
to stick in one's ears; to stay with one (of a sound)
idiomcognition
1. to stick in one's ears; to linger in the memory (of a sound or voice)
Said of a melody, voice, or remark that keeps coming back to one after it is heard. The sound is the subject and takes が; the person who remembers it is usually left unstated.
その曲(きょく)が耳(みみ)に残(のこ)っている。
That song is still stuck in my head.
最後(さいご)の一言(ひとこと)が耳(みみ)に残(のこ)って離(はな)れない。
Those last words keep ringing in my ears.
子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)に聞(き)いた祖母(そぼ)の子守歌(こもりうた)が、今(いま)でも耳(みみ)に残(のこ)っている。
The lullaby my grandmother sang when I was little still stays with me.

Usage

The ている form is the normal one, describing the ongoing state of a sound that will not go away. Both pleasant and unpleasant sounds qualify — a catchy tune, a scolding, a scream.

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Compare: 耳(みみ)に付(つ)く (for a sound to grate on one after…)
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Added 2026.8.14 3:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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