耳当て

耳当て

Japanese

Kanji in this term
耳	当
みみ Grade: 1	あ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
耳當て (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 耳あて

Etymology

耳 (mimi, “ear”) +‎ 当て (-ate, “pad”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) みみあ​て [mìmíáꜜtè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
• (Tokyo) みみ​あて [mìmíꜜàtè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• (Tokyo) みみあて [mìmíáté] (Heiban – [0])[3][2]
• (Tokyo) みみあて​ [mìmíátéꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[3]
• IPA^(key): [mʲimʲia̠te̞]

Noun

耳(みみ)当(あ)て • (mimiate) 

1. accessory for protecting the ears from the cold:
   1. earmuffs
   2. ear flaps

      耳(みみ)当(あ)て付(つ)き帽(ぼう)子(し)

      mimiate-tsuki bōshi

      hat with ear flaps

Synonyms

• 耳(みみ)袋(ぶくろ) (mimibukuro)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN