Illustration: Beside the mirror in a Japanese apartment dressing area, a young adult tilts their head while fastening a small stud earring. Their turned ear is clearly visible, with the thin post emerging through the back of the earlobe and the detached backing held just behind it between two fingertips.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

ピアス

piasu

earring for a pierced ear

Example sentences

  1. ピアスの片方かたほうをなくしちゃった。

    I lost one of my earrings.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. ピアスの片方かたほうがなくなっちゃった。

    One of my earrings is missing.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 床ゆかにピアスを落おとしてしまい、四よつん這ばいになって探さがした。

    I dropped an earring on the floor and had to get down on all fours to find it.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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