| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 耳 | みみ | ear |
| 耳かき | みみかき | an earpick |
| パンの耳 | パンのみみ | the crust of a slice of bread |
| 耳科 | じか | otology |
| 空耳 | そらみみ | mishearing |
| 耳にする | みみにする | to hear about; to learn |
| 耳たぶ | みみたぶ | ear lobe |
| 耳飾 | みみかざり | earring |
| 耳鳴り | みみなり | tinnitus |
| 耳鼻科 | じびか | study of nose and ears |
| 中耳炎 | ちゅうじえん | tympanitis (inflammation of middle ear) |
| 内耳 | ないじ | inner ear |
| 初耳 | はつみみ | something heard for the first time (lit: first ear) |
| 小耳に挟む | こみみにはさむ | to happen to hear, to overhear |
| 耳を澄ます | みみをすます | to listen carefully, to strain one's ears |
| 耳元 | みみもと | close to the ear |
| 耳慣れる | みみなれる | to be something familiar |
| 耳打ち | みみうち | whisper into a person's ear |
| 耳目 | じもく | eye and ear; one's attention, one's interest |
| 耳聡い | みみざとい | sharp-eared, have sharp ears, picks things up fast |
| 耳鼻咽喉科 | じびいんこうか | otorhinolaryngology, ear, nose and throat |