Word Meaning 耳こすり

みみこすり mimikosuri

耳こすり is read as みみこすり (mimikosuri) and means whispering into someone's ear.

Meaning

English

  1. whispering into someone's ear
  2. snide remark
  3. sly dig
  4. insinuation

Reading

Kana

みみこすり

Romaji

mimikosuri

Writing Variants

  • 耳擦り みみこすり mimikosuri

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 149447 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

耳寄り

みみより

welcome (news)

耳障り

みみざわり

hard (on the ears)

耳飾り

みみかざり

earring

耳目

じもく

eyes and ears

みみ

ear

耳元

みみもと

close to the ear

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