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初耳 (hatsumimi)

something heard for the first time

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

初耳 (はつみみ, hatsumimi) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “something heard for the first time”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

このニュースは初耳はつみみです。

This news is new to me.

ふ~ん、君は俺には自分のことほとんど語らんから初耳だな。

Hmm, you tell me very little about yourself, so this is new to me.

この言葉は、初耳だな。

This word is new to me.

その言葉は初耳です。

This is the first time I've heard that word.

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