Level VI of XX on the frequency path
Frequency rank 784 / 2,608
Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.
More common than 之 (Of), less common than 崎 (Cape).
The character 耳 (ear) looks like an ear turned sideways — the horizontal lines represent the curves and folds inside a human ear.
耳 is rank 784 of 2,608 in published Japanese.
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