Word Meaning 耳の痛い

みみのいたい mimi no itai

耳の痛い is read as みみのいたい (mimi no itai) and means being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand).

Meaning

English

  1. being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand)
  2. making one's ears burn
  3. striking home (e.g. remark)

Reading

Kana

みみのいたい

Romaji

mimi no itai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 148245 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

耳が痛い

みみがいたい

having an earache

耳痛

じつう

earache

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