Word Meaning 耳かき

みみかき mimikaki

耳かき is read as みみかき (mimikaki) and means ear cleaning (with an earpick).

Meaning

English

  1. ear cleaning (with an earpick)
  2. earpick

Reading

Kana

みみかき

Romaji

mimikaki

Writing Variants

  • 耳掻き みみかき mimikaki
  • 耳搔き みみかき mimikaki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 147760 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

耳目

じぼく

eyes and ears

みみ

ear

耳元

みみもと

close to the ear

耳寄り

みみより

welcome (news)

耳打ち

みみうち

whispering into a person's ear

耳慣れる

みみなれる

to become familiar (to one's ears)

耳日不見

みみひみず

Chinese shrew mole (Uropsilus soricipes)

耳学問

みみがくもん

pick-up knowledge

耳目を集める

じもくをあつめる

to attract interest

耳年増

みみどしま

young woman with a lot of superficial knowledge about sex, etc.

耳の日

みみのひ

World Hearing Day (March 3)