Japanese symbol for “tinnitus”
耳鳴り
みみなり
Romaji: miminari
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
In Japanese, tinnitus is 耳鳴り, read みみなり (miminari).
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Meanings
- n tinnitus; ringing in the ears (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tinnitus”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 耳鳴 | じめい jimei | tinnitus; ringing in the ears |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 耳元 | みみもと mimimoto | close to the ear |
| 耳目 | じもく jimoku | eyes and ears; seeing and hearing |
| 耳障り | みみざわり mimizawari | hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping |
| 中耳炎 | ちゅうじえん chuujien | otitis media; middle-ear infection |
| 初耳 | はつみみ hatsumimi | something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time |
| 内耳 | ないじ naiji | inner ear |
| 悲鳴 | ひめい himei | shriek; scream |
| 鳴る | なる naru | to sound; to ring; to resound |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tinnitus”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.