耳鳴り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
耳 鳴
みみ
Grade: 1 		な
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

耳(みみ) (mimi, “ear”) + 鳴(な)り (nari, “ringing”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 鳴(な)る (naru, “to ring”)). Literally, “ringing in/of the ears”.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みみなり [mìmínárí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) みみなり [mìmínáríꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲimʲina̠ɾʲi]

Noun

耳(みみ)鳴(な)り • (miminari) 

  1. tinnitus

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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