耳

Meanings

1. ear
2. hearing
3. ear (for music, etc.)
4. edge; crust; heel (of bread or cheese); selvedge (of woven fabric); selvage
5. ear (of a pot, jug, etc.); handle

Part of speech: noun

Kanji

• 耳

  Meanings

  ear

  On reading

  ジ

  Kun reading

  みみ

  Strokes

  6

Example sentences

• 私は受話器を耳に当てた。

  I put the receiver to my ear.

  Tatoeba #156052 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 耳の不自由な人は手話で会話が出きる。

  Deaf people can talk in sign language.

  Tatoeba #150159 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 彼等には音楽を聴く耳がない。

  They don't have an ear for music.

  Tatoeba #86049 · CC BY 2.0 FR