耳 (みみ · みみざわり · じびか)

ear; close to the ear; eyes and ears / seeing and hearing

Etymology

Pictograph of an ear.

Example sentences

  1. 初耳だ。 — That's news to me.
  2. 初耳ですね。 — This is the first time I heard about it.
  3. 耳がほてる。 — My ears are burning.
  4. 空耳ですよ。 — You are hearing things.
  5. 耳を疑った。 — I couldn't believe my ears.

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