# 耳 — Ear

Frequency rank 784 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 之 (Of), less common than 崎 (Cape).

- On’yomi: じ
- Kun’yomi: みみ
- Radical: 耳 Ear (Kangxi 128)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

The character 耳 (ear) looks like an ear turned sideways — the horizontal lines represent the curves and folds inside a human ear.

In words:

- 耳 みみ — ear
- 初耳 はつみみ — something heard for the first time
- 耳鼻科 じびか — otolaryngology

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