EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    close to the ear

    usu. 耳元で

    彼は私の耳元でその答えを囁いた。
    He whispered the answer in my ear.

Also written 耳許【みみもと】

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Characters in this word

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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
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beginning, former time, origin

Kun
もと
On
ゲンガン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
192 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

ちかはじめはるゆきよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-1-3SKIP code
0a4.5The Kanji Dictionary
1021.1Four corner code
3057deroo
5143Unicode hex code
1-24-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
275Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
343New Nelson (John Haig)
1929New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2428Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1226Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1690Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
59Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
63Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
328A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
60Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
106Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1340Morohashi
106A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
137Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
137Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
68sakade
121Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
117henshall3
89Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
408crowley
245Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
141Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
59Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan2Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level