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耳障り[みみざわり] (mimizawari)

stridency

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Meaning

耳障り (みみざわり, mimizawari) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “stridency”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 8

耳障みみざわりな音おとがした

There was a jarring sound.

あの音は耳障りだ.

The noise offends the ear.

耳障みみざわりな音おとが聞きこえる。

I hear a noise offensive to the ear.

それはとても耳障りだ。

That is very ear wrenching.

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