耳当て

Japanese

Kanji in this term
耳	当
みみ Grade: 1	あ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
耳當て (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

耳あて

Etymology

耳 (mimi, “ear”) +‎ 当て (-ate, “pad”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みみあて [mìmíáꜜtè] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) みみあて [mìmíꜜàtè] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
(Tokyo) みみあて [mìmíáté] (Heiban – [0])^[3]^[2]
(Tokyo) みみあて [mìmíátéꜜ] (Odaka – [4])^[3]
IPA^(key): [mʲimʲia̠te̞]

Noun

耳(みみ)当(あ)て • (mimiate)

accessory for protecting the ears from the cold:
1. earmuffs
2. ear flaps
  耳(みみ)当(あ)て付(つ)き帽(ぼう)子(し)
  mimiate-tsuki bōshi
  hat with ear flaps

Synonyms

耳(みみ)袋(ぶくろ) (mimibukuro)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN