耳 — kanji meaning “ear”
耳
ear
- Meanings
- ear
- On'yomi
- ジ (ji)
- Kun'yomi
- みみ
- Name readings
- がみ
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #1328 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 128
- Chinese reading
- ěr — Chinese character page
Words with 耳
| 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 |
| 耳打ち | みみうち mimiuchi | whispering into a person's ear |
| 中耳 | ちゅうじ chuuji | middle ear; tympanum |
| 牛耳る | ぎゅうじる gyuujiru | to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb |
| 耳飾り | みみかざり mimikazari | earring |
| 耳より | みみより mimiyori | welcome (news); inviting; encouraging |
| 耳鳴り | みみなり miminari | tinnitus; ringing in the ears |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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