耳鳴り

耳鳴り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
耳	鳴
みみ Grade: 1	な Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

耳 (みみ) (mimi, “ear”) + 鳴 (な)り (nari, “ringing”, 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 鳴 (な)る (naru, “to ring”).). Literally, "ringing in/of the ears".

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) みみなり [mìmínárí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) みみなり​ [mìmínáríꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [mʲimʲina̠ɾʲi]

Noun

耳鳴り (hiragana みみなり, rōmaji miminari)

1. tinnitus

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9