Word Meaning 耳障り

みみざわり mimizawari

耳障り is read as みみざわり (mimizawari) and means hard (on the ears).

Meaning

English

  1. hard (on the ears)
  2. offensive (to the ear)
  3. rasping
  4. rough
  5. harsh
  6. grating
  7. jarring
  8. cacophonous

Reading

Kana

みみざわり

Romaji

mimizawari

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 8038 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

耳飾り

みみかざり

earring

耳寄り

みみより

welcome (news)

目障り

めざわり

eyesore

障子に目あり

しょうじにめあり

walls have ears

月の障り

つきのさわり

menses

当り障り

あたりさわり

obstacle

気障り

きざわり

disagreeable

差し障り

さしさわり

offence

耳目

じぼく

eyes and ears

みみ

ear

耳元

みみもと

close to the ear

Example Sentences

1

The clicking of high heels kind of hurts my ears. Do the people wearing them not notice?