Mimizawari

耳障り (Mimizawari) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “hard (on the ears), offensive (to the ear), rasping, rough”.

Meanings

  1. na-adjective, nounhard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

Examples

  • I hear a noise offensive to the ear.

  • Traffic noise is very harsh to the ear.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 耳障り

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