耳

みみ · mimi · JLPT N5 · noun

ear

耳 — ear

👂 mi + mi: one mi per ear, and you have two of them

The word is the same syllable said twice, matching the fact that ears come as a pair. Say mi for the left ear and mi for the right. Both syllables are short and flat, like the English word me said twice.

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