Word Meaning 耳ぬき

みみぬき miminuki

耳ぬき is read as みみぬき (miminuki) and means ear clearing.

Meaning

English

  1. ear clearing
  2. clearing the ears
  3. equalizing pressure in the ears with external pressure

Reading

Kana

みみぬき

Romaji

miminuki

Writing Variants

  • 耳抜き みみぬき miminuki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 147839 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)