The Japanese Radical: 耳


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ear    耳

Explanation Shows the picture of an ear (auricle / pinna).

Used in these characters:
JLPT 5Joyo 1
ear
mimi, JI

Pictogram of a pinna.  
JLPT 5Joyo 2
hear, listen, ask
kiku, BUN, MON
A gate 門 with a ear 耳
The ear (directly) at the gate for (better) hearing.  
JLPT 3Joyo 3
hold, take, control, grip
toru, SHU
Left: ear 耳, right: hand 又
Take his ear with your hand to hold him.  
JLPT 2Joyo 5
job, employment, work
SHOKU
Left: ear 耳, center: sound 音 (Stand up 立 in the day 日 with music [of the clock radio?]), right: halberd 戈
The ear hears the sound of the halberds and knows there is a job to do.  
JLPT 1Joyo 6
sacred, saint, holy
hijiri, SEI
Top: ear 耳, mouth 口; bottom: king 王
Ear and mouth of the king are sacred.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
dare, venture
aete, aenai, KAN
Left: one 一, ear 耳; right: hit, strike 攵 (A hand with a stick ノ)
His one ear was hit: how daring!  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
take as proxy, vicarious, surrogate, take in (medicine)
SETSU
Left: hand 扌, right: ear 耳, four marks 丶
Both hands and ears are substituted by four marks in form of a proxy.  
JLPT 2Joyo 7
shame, ashamed, disgrace, shy
haji, hazukashii/jiru, CHI
Left: ear 耳, right: heart 心
(In this state your ear turn red because the blood is pumped by the heart into the ears:) Into the ears it is pushed from the heart, when you are ashamed.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
listen carefully, hear
kiku, CHŌ
Left: ear 耳, right: var. of virtue 徳 (ten 十, eye 罒, heart 心; not there: "go" 彳)
Your ear shall (do it with virtue) thus as if with 10 eyes and the heart: To listen carefully.  
JLPT -Joyo 7
bait, lure, animal feed
esa, e, JI
Left: food 食 (cover on good 良 food), right: ear 耳
(An pig's ear as bait at the fishing hook?) For getting food you can use an ear as a bait.  

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