JLPT level N5
Kanji 耳 — "Ear"
Here is what 耳 means, how it is read, what it is built from, and a story that makes "Ear" stick.
How it is read
On'yomi
じ
the reading borrowed from Chinese — usually appears in compound words
Kun'yomi
みみ
the native Japanese reading — usually appears when the kanji stands alone
What it is made of
How to remember it
Kanji are not random strokes. Learn the parts and the whole becomes easy. Put the parts together into one picture. The stranger it is, the harder it is to forget.
耳 Ear
耳 Ear
The story
Unmistakable — Ear the kanji looks just like its component!
- 耳 Ear
Quite obvious that it's the shape of an Ear. You'll definitely remember it!
Words that use 耳
3 of 3 words in the app that contain this kanji — the most common ones first.
- 耳 みみ ear
- 初耳 はつみみ something heard for the first time
- 耳鼻科 じびか otolaryngology
Want 耳 to still be there next month?
Reading it once is not remembering it. The app brings each kanji back right before you would have forgotten it.
