耳

Ear

on’yomi kun’yomi Radicals
n/i みみ 耳

Meaning: Ear

The ear radical and ear are the same in looks as well as and meaning.

Study those radicals hard to make sure you know your kanji as well!

Reading: n/i

The on’yomi reading for this kanji isn’t important enough to learn. Instead, you’ll learn the kun’yomi reading (remember how body parts tends to love the kun’yomi readings? Ear is no exception).

Vocabulary

Learn the meanings of these words before moving on (and the readings as well, if you can manage).

a 耳（みみ）＝　Ear

  • Meaning: Same as the kanji.
  • Reading: Put your hand to your ear and sing… “Mimimimimimiiiii!” (みみ) and listen to your tone with your ear. This is sort of a stereotypical singer sort of image. Make sure you concentrate a lot when you’re listening to your mimimimiiii tone. In fact, why don’t you do it out loud right now – make a little fool of yourself. It’s fun, and it’ll help you to remember!

a 耳打ち（みみうち）＝　Whisper In Someone’s Ear

  • Combo: 耳 (ear) + 打 (hit)
  • Meaning: I guess you’re hitting someone’s ears with whispers!
  • Reading: The kun’yomi readings of both kanji / words. One hint it’s kun’yomi reading is that it has a body part in it. Another hint is that hiragana is sticking out.

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