Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)

    Idiomatic expression

  2. having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

Also written 耳がいたい【みみがいたい】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ear

Kun
みみ
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1328 of 2500
Radical
ear
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

がみ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-6-1SKIP code
6e0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1040.0, 1012.0Four corner code
3255deroo
8033Unicode hex code
1-28-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3697Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4715New Nelson (John Haig)
3516New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4329Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2190Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2948Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
818Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
881Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1323A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
331Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
107Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28999Morohashi
29A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
56Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
56Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
26sakade
79Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
32henshall3
61Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
169Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1582Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
826Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
er3Pinyin reading
iKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pain, hurt, damage, bruise

Kun
いた.いいた.むいた.ましいいた.める
On
ツウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
903 of 2500
Radical
sickness
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-5-7SKIP code
5i7.7The Kanji Dictionary
0012.7Four corner code
553deroo
75dbUnicode hex code
1-36-43JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3054Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3814New Nelson (John Haig)
3285New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4071Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2065Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2799Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1690Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1825Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
769A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1020Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22195Morohashi
943A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1320Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1402Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
750Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
954henshall3
953Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
346Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1353Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1706Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tong4Pinyin reading
tongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level