Word Meaning 耳をすます

みみをすます mimiosumasu

耳をすます is read as みみをすます (mimiosumasu) and means to listen carefully.

Meaning

English

to listen carefully
to strain one's ears

Reading

Kana

みみをすます

Romaji

mimiosumasu

Writing Variants

耳を澄ます みみをすます mimi o sumasu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Synonyms 聞き澄ます,聞き耳を立てる,全身を耳にする,枕を欹てる,枕を攲てる,耳を欹てる,耳を攲てる Related Words 聴く,集中,集中する Proverb ✓ Rank 148047 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

耳目を驚かす

じもくをおどろかす

to take by surprise

耳目

じぼく

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.