Word Meaning 耳を疑う

みみをうたがう mimi o utagau

耳を疑う is read as みみをうたがう (mimi o utagau) and means to not believe one's ears.

Meaning

English

to not believe one's ears

Reading

Kana

みみをうたがう

Romaji

mimi o utagau

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 137805 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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.

耳の日

みみのひ

World Hearing Day (March 3)

Example Sentences

それは耳を疑うような話で、にわかには信じられない。

I can't believe my ears, and won't accept it without further reason.