Illustration: At the edge of a Japanese neighborhood playground, a small child stands on tiptoe beside a crouching parent. The child cups one hand around their mouth and leans until their lips are just beside the parent’s exposed ear, sharing something privately.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

耳みみ元もと

mimimoto

near the ear

Example sentences

彼女かのじょはそっと私わたしの耳元みみもとで言いった。
She whispered it in my ear.
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耳元みみもとで叫さけばないで！
Don’t scream in my ear!
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若者わかものはかがみこんで、トムの耳元みみもとで大声おおごえを上あげた。
The lad leaned over and shouted into Tom’s ear.
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Kanji in 耳元

耳earOnジKunみみ
元beginning; former timeOnゲン・ガンKunもと

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