Word Meaning 耳が痛い

みみがいたい mimi ga itai

耳が痛い is read as みみがいたい (mimi ga itai) and means having an earache.

Meaning

English

having an earache
feeling pain in one's ear
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand)
making one's ears burn
striking home (e.g. remark)

Reading

Kana

みみがいたい

Romaji

mimi ga itai

Writing Variants

耳がいたい みみがいたい mimigaitai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 149713 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

耳の痛い

みみのいたい

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand)

耳痛

じつう

earache

耳目

じもく

eyes and ears

耳

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)

耳の不自由

みみのふじゆう

deafness

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

Example Sentences

耳が痛いです。

みみがいたいです。

My ear hurts.

耳が痛いのです。

I have an earache.

父からの注意は耳が痛い。

My father's admonishment was hard to bear.

それを言われると耳が痛いなあ。

That's painfully true.