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    3. ざる耳

    ざる耳

    ざ​る​耳みみ

    memory like a sieve

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    笊耳

    ざるみみ

    Noun

    1.
    memory like a sieve, going in one ear and out the other

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    耳
    みみ…(2)
    ear
    Kanji
    ざ
    za
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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