JLPT N3 · 6 strokes
Kanji 耳: "ear"
The kanji 耳 means "ear". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ジ in on'yomi and みみ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みみ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | ear |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 1328 of 2,501 |
Common words with 耳
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 耳ear · hearing
- 耳元close to the ear
- 耳にするentendre (par hasard), avoir vent de
- 耳を傾けるto lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
- 耳に入るto reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance) · to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
- 耳打ちwhispering into a person's ear
- 耳を澄ますto listen carefully; to strain one's ears
- 初耳something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
- 耳障りhard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough
- 耳を貸すto lend an ear to; to listen to
- 耳を塞ぐto stop (plug) one's ears
- 耳を疑うto not believe one's ears
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