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ear 耳
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Shows the picture of an ear. |
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耳
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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ear
mimi, JI
Pictogram of a pinna.
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耳
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聞
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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hear, listen, ask
kiku, BUN, MON A gate 門 with a ear 耳
The ear (directly) at the gate for (better) hearing.
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耳
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取
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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hold, take, control, grip
toru, SHU Left: ear 耳, right: hand 又
Take his ear with your hand to hold him.
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耳
又
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職
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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job, employment, work
SHOKU Left: ear 耳, center: sound 音 (Stand up 立 in the day 日 with music [of the clock radio?]), right: halberd 戈
The ear hears the sound of the halberds and knows there is a job to do.
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音
戈
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聖
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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sacred, saint, holy
hijiri, SEI Top: ear 耳, mouth 口; bottom: king 王
Ear and mouth of the king are sacred.
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耳
王
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敢
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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dare, venture
aete, aenai, KAN Left: one 一, ear 耳; right: hit, strike 攵 (A hand  with a stick ノ)
His one ear was hit: how daring!
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攵
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摂
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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take as proxy, vicarious, surrogate, take in (medicine)
SETSU Left: hand 扌, right: ear 耳, four marks 丶
Both hands and ears are substituted by four marks in form of a proxy.
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耳
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恥
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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shame, ashamed, disgrace, shy
haji, hazukashii/jiru, CHI Left: ear 耳, right: heart 心
(In this state your ear turn red because the blood is pumped by the heart into the ears:) Into the ears it is pushed from the heart, when you are ashamed.
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耳
心
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聴
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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listen carefully, hear
kiku, CHŌ Left: ear 耳, right: var. of virtue 徳 (ten 十, eye 罒, heart 心; not there: "go" 彳)
Your ear shall (do it with virtue) thus as if with 10 eyes and the heart: To listen carefully.
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耳
十
罒
心
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餌
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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bait, lure, animal feed
esa, e, JI Left: food 食 (cover  on good 良 food), right: ear 耳
For getting food you can use (i.e. a pig's) ear as a bait.
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耳
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