耳障り

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
みみ
Grade: 1
さわ > ざわ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (mimi, ear) +‎ 障り (sawari, hindrance). The sawari changes to zawari as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(みみ)(ざわ) (mimizawari

  1. offensive (to the ear), harsh

Adjective

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(みみ)(ざわ) (mimizawari-na (adnominal (みみ)(ざわ) (mimizawari na), adverbial (みみ)(ざわ) (mimizawari ni))

  1. offensive (to the ear), harsh
    耳障(みみざわ)噂話(うわさばなし)
    mimizawari na uwasabanashi
    offensive gossips

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN