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

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand)
making one's ears burn
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 149714 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

Example Sentences

私たちにとっては耳の痛い「真実」でしたが、この映画を観て地球の危機を改めて感じました。

It's a painful 'truth' for us, but watching this movie brought home to me again the danger facing Earth.