Word Meaning 耳たぶ

みみたぶ mimitabu

耳たぶ is read as みみたぶ (mimitabu) and means earlobe.

Meaning

English

earlobe

Reading

Kana

みみたぶ

Romaji

mimitabu

Writing Variants

耳朶じだ jida
耳朶みみたぶ mimitabu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Synonyms 耳介,耳殻,耳 Rank 149335 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

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)

Example Sentences

耳たぶは何のためにあるのだろう？

I wonder why we have ear lobes.

耳たぶって何のためにあるんだろう？

I wonder why we have ear lobes.