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Kanji Detail for 耳 - "ear, hear, listen"

  • Meaning

    耳 means "ear, hear, listen."

    1. Ear - The organ on both sides of the face that governs hearing.

    2. Handle - Ear-shaped projections on the sides of objects.

    3. To hear - To listen; to catch with the ears.

    4. Only - A particle expressing limitation or emphasis.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ear

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    ear; to hear, to hear of; handle

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The organ of hearing in humans and animals. The eardrum within receives vibrations from the air. Transmits to the auditory nerve. And perceives external sounds. | To hear. Such as saying 久耳大名 (long heard your great name). Taking hearsay as truth is called 耳食 (eating by ear). Also, the great-great-grandson's great-grandson is called 耳孫 (ear descendant). Seen in (Erya). Meaning they are so distant they are only heard of. | All things attached on both sides like a person's ears are also called 耳. Such as 車耳 (handles on carriages), 鼎耳 (handles on tripods). | Side doors are also called 耳門 (ear gates). | A sentence-final particle.
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Sentences including

  • I have an earache.

  • We have two ears.

  • I cannot choose but hear.

  • She is deaf to my advice.

  • Her voice still rings in my ears.

  • That's news to me.

  • His voice reached our ears.

  • I'd like it above my ears.

  • I was all ears.

  • She listened to him.

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