Meanings
Readings
Common Words
ear
hearing
ear (for music, etc.)
edge; crust; heel (of bread or cheese); selvedge (of woven fabric); selvage
ear (of a pot, jug, etc.); handle
Usu. ่ณๅ ใง
close to the ear
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
Idiomatic expression
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
whispering into a person's ear
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating; jarring; cacophonous
to lend an ear to; to listen to
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