Word Meaning 耳が遠い

みみがとおい mimi ga tooi

耳が遠い is read as みみがとおい (mimi ga tooi) and means poor hearing.

Meaning

English

poor hearing

Reading

Kana

みみがとおい

Romaji

mimi ga tooi

Writing Variants

耳がとおい みみがとおい mimigatooi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms 耳遠い Related Words 補聴器,耳が聞こえにくい,聞こえない,集音器,難聴,老人性難聴,加齢性難聴,大声 Proverb ✓ Rank 147848 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

耳遠い

みみどおい

hard of hearing

耳の遠い

みみのとおい

hard of hearing

遠耳

とおみみ

sharp hearing

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

Example Sentences

おじいさんは少し耳が遠いんだ。

My grandfather is a bit hard of hearing.

彼はちょっと耳が遠いので、大きな声で話してください。

He's somewhat hard of hearing, so please speak louder.

私の祖父は耳が遠いので、よくトンチンカンな返事をする。

My grandfather, being hard of hearing, often makes an irrelevant answer.