Kanji · JLPT N5 · Level 9
耳 ear
- Meaning
- ear
- On reading
- ジ
- Kun reading
- みみ
Memory hook
The outline of an ear with its ridges drawn in. ジ in compounds, みみ on its own.
Words that use 耳
耳
みみ
ear
耳鼻科
じびか
ENT clinic
How to write 耳
Stroke order · 6 strokes
1
2
3
4
5
6
- 1. The horizontal across the top.
- 2. The vertical on the left.
- 3. The horizontal across the top.
- 4 to 5. The horizontal across the middle.
- 6. The vertical on the right.
Stroke data from KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
General rules
- Top to bottom, left to right.
- Horizontal strokes before crossing vertical ones (十 = horizontal, then vertical).
- Outside before inside - but close a box last (口).
- A vertical that passes all the way through comes last (中).
- Left-falling diagonal before right-falling (大).
耳 is taught on day 30 of the kanji course, alongside 目 口 手 足, with two writing passes and a short quiz.