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    3. 耳障り

    耳障り

    耳みみ障ざわり​

    hard (on the ears)

    KMT10News #43+1CoreNoun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    みみざわり

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    hard (on the ears), offensive (to the ear), rasping, rough, harsh, grating, jarring, cacophonous

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    その音おとは耳みみ障ざわりだった。

    That sound was harsh on the ears.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれの話はなし方かたは、少すこし耳みみ障ざわりに感かんじることがある。

    His way of speaking can sometimes feel a bit grating.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    工こう事じの騒そう音おんが耳みみ障ざわりで、集しゅう中ちゅうできなかった。

    The construction noise was jarring, and I couldn't concentrate.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    この曲きょくの不ふ協きょう和わ音おんは、一いち部ぶの人ひとには耳みみ障ざわりに聞きこえるかもしれない。

    The dissonance in this song might sound harsh to some people.

    KMT10Music & EntertainmentEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの高こう圧あつ的てきな態たい度どは、周まわりの人ひとにとって耳みみ障ざわりだった。

    His overbearing attitude was offensive to those around him.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    耳
    みみ…(2)
    ear
    Kanji
    障
    さわ.る…(1)
    hinder・hurt・harm
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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