Word details

耳こすり

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 耳こすり.

Dictionary

Entry

耳こすり耳擦りみこすりNounIntransitive~する Verb
1

Rare term

whispering into someone's ear

2

Rare term

snide remark; sly dig; insinuation

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

ear

6 strokesFrequency 1,328JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

みみ

Nanori

がみ

grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour

17 strokesFrequency 1,485JLPT N1Grade 8

On

サツ

Kun

す.るす.れる-ず.れこす.るこす.れる

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