Vocabulary

What does 耳にする (みみにする, mimi ni suru) mean?

耳にする (みみにする, mimi ni suru) means to happen to hear, to catch wind of (lit.: to bring to one’s ears).

Quick facts
Readingみみにする
Romajimimi ni suru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
みみにする
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkmimi ni suru

to happen to hear, to catch wind of (lit.: to bring to one’s ears)

Example sentences

  • I often catch wind of rumors that the shop in front of the station is closing.

  • I happened to hear that he is getting married next month.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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