Word Meaning 耳をダンボにする

みみをだんぼにする mimiodambonisuru

耳をダンボにする is read as みみをだんぼにする (mimiodambonisuru) and means to prick up one's ears.

Meaning

English

  1. to prick up one's ears
  2. to listen attentively
  3. to make one's ears (like) Dumbo's

Reading

Kana

みみをだんぼにする

Romaji

mimiodambonisuru

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 148369 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

耳慣れる

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.

耳の日

みみのひ

World Hearing Day (March 3)