Word Meaning 耳をかたむける

みみをかたむける mimiokatamukeru

耳をかたむける is read as みみをかたむける (mimiokatamukeru) and means to lend an ear.

Meaning

English

  1. to lend an ear
  2. to hearken
  3. to give an ear to
  4. to listen carefully

Reading

Kana

みみをかたむける

Romaji

mimiokatamukeru

Writing Variants

  • 耳を傾ける みみをかたむける mimi o katamukeru

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb Rank 150278 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

耳なれる

みみなれる

to become familiar (to one's ears)

耳目を集める

じもくをあつめる

to attract interest

耳目

じぼく

eyes and ears

みみ

ear

耳もと

みみもと

close to the ear

耳寄り

みみより

welcome (news)

耳うち

みみうち

whispering into a person's ear

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

耳年増

みみどしま

young woman with a lot of superficial knowledge about sex, etc.

牛耳る

ぎゅうじる

to control