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

A pictograph of a rectangular ear.

Used in kanji (36 in total)
hear
take
holy
shame
Used in vocabulary (254 in total)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
close to the ear
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
Examples (119 in total)
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.
I only have one mouth, but I have two ears.
He whispered the answer in my ear.
Don't scream in my ear!
Why do rabbits have long ears?
Rabbits have long ears.
Rabbits have long ears and short tails.
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.
Rabbits' have a good sense of hearing.
I had my ears checked.
He whispered something in her ear.
My ears are going to freeze if I don't go in.
Did you hear that a burglar broke into the neighbor's house?
She heard a dog barking in the distance.
A rabbit has long ears.
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.
He won't listen to a word I say.
It's a tiny country that most people have never heard of.
See with your ears.
The chances are he's already heard the news.
She may have been surprised when she heard the news.
I put the receiver to my ear.
Listen to his candid opinion.
We often hear about an energy crisis these days.
Immediately she heard his voice, she trembled with fear.
She whispered something into his ear.
Close your eyes, and listen carefully.
Ow, ow, ow! Don't bite my ear!
They say dogs hear better than we do. Is that true?
This news is new to me.
It's news to me.
That's news to me.
I should have listened more carefully.
She listened very carefully when I praised her son.
We heard tigers roaring in the distance.
I want to get my ears pierced.
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.
Cat-eared characters are cute!
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.
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?
I wonder why it is that the sound of waves is so pleasant to the ear.
They often heard him speak ill of others.
She has him under her thumb.
I often have ear infections.
Her new hairstyle covers her ears.
We often hear it said that the Japanese are good workers.
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.
I tried to warn her, but she wouldn't listen.
Tom is deaf in one ear.
You hear that a lot in western Japan.
I'd like to buy some earplugs.
That commercial makes a strong impression - especially the music. It stays in your head.
We often hear it said that an earthquake may occur at any moment.
Shall I clean your ears for you?
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.
He turned a deaf ear to my request.
She seldom pays regard to my advice.
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?
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?
Helen Keller was blind, deaf and mute.
Tom is an otorhinolaryngologist.
Then they picked dandelions and put them in their ears.
The African elephant has bigger ears than the Asian elephant.
She goes to a school for the deaf.