獣耳

獣耳

Japanese

Kanji in this term
獣	耳
けもの Grade: S	みみ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Examples of kemonomimi

Alternative forms

• ケモノ耳 (みみ) (kemonomimi), けもの耳 (みみ) (kemonomimi)
• ケモ耳 (みみ) (kemomimi), けも耳 (みみ) (kemomimi)

Etymology

Compound of 獣 (kemono, “animal”) +‎ 耳 (mimi, “ear”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ke̞mo̞no̞mʲimʲi]

Noun

獣耳 (hiragana けものみみ, katakana ケモノミミ, rōmaji kemonomimi)

1. (neologism) Animal ears, as worn or possessed by a human or humanoid.
2. (neologism) Humanoid character who possesses animal ears (and usually other animal features as well); kemonomimi. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

See also

• 猫耳 (ねこみみ) (nekomimi)
• ウサ耳 (みみ) (usamimi)