Word Meaning 鼓膜

こまく komaku

鼓膜 is read as こまく (komaku) and means eardrum.

Meaning

English

  1. eardrum
  2. tympanic membrane

Reading

Kana

こまく

Romaji

komaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 11944 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鼓膜張筋

こまくちょうきん

tensor tympani muscle

鼓膜炎

こまくえん

myringitis

鼓動

こどう

beat

鼓舞

こぶ

encouragement

つづみ

hand drum

薄膜

うすまく

thin film

まく

membrane

網膜

もうまく

retina

粘膜

ねんまく

mucous membrane

角膜

かくまく

cornea

被膜

ひまく

tunic (plants)

子宮内膜

しきゅうないまく

endometrium

Example Sentences

2

こまくがやぶれて、しばらくみみがきこえにくかった。

My eardrum ruptured, so I had trouble hearing for a while.

My eardrums burst because of the gunshot.