Vocabulary

What does 初耳 (はつみみ, hatsumimi) mean?

初耳 (はつみみ, hatsumimi) means first time hearing (of something), news to me.

Quick facts
Reading	はつみみ
Romaji	hatsumimi
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

初耳はつみみ

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkhatsumimi

first time hearing (of something), news to me

Example sentences

その話(はなし)は初耳(はつみみ)です。
That's the first I've heard of it.
彼(かれ)が結婚(けっこん)するとは初耳(はつみみ)だった。
It was the first I'd heard that he was getting married.