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    3. 中耳

    中耳

    中ちゅう耳じ

    middle ear

    KMT10News #45+1Ref L2NounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab10 strokes

    ちゅうじ

    Noun

    1.
    middle ear, tympanum

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    Speed1.0x

    中ちゅう耳じは耳みみの一いち部ぶだ。

    The middle ear is a part of the ear.

    KMT8Medicine & Health
    中ちゅう耳じ炎えんは子こ供どもによく見みられる病びょう気きだ。

    Middle ear infection is a common illness in children.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthFamily & Relationships
    音おとは外がい耳じから鼓こ膜まくを振しん動どうさせ、中ちゅう耳じの骨ほねを介かいして内ない耳じに伝つたわる。

    Sound vibrates the eardrum from the outer ear and is transmitted to the inner ear via the bones of the middle ear.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    中ちゅう耳じには、音おとを増ぞう幅ふくする小ちいさな骨ほねが三みっつある。

    The middle ear has three small bones that amplify sound.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    飛ひ行こう機きに乗のると、気き圧あつの変はん化かで中ちゅう耳じに痛いたみを感かんじることがある。

    When flying, one might feel pain in the middle ear due to changes in air pressure.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthTravel & Transportation

    Kanji that make up this word

    耳
    みみ…(2)
    ear
    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
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