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    3. 聞く耳を持たない

    聞く耳を持たない

    聞きく​耳みみを​持もた​な​い​

    to turn a deaf ear to

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab43 strokes

    聞く耳をもたない

    きくみみをもたない

    Adjective

    1.
    to turn a deaf ear to, to not listen to, to not get the message

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    Characters that make up this word

    聞
    き.く・き.こえる…(2)
    hear・ask・listen
    Kanji
    耳
    みみ…(2)
    ear
    Kanji
    持
    も.つ・-も.ち・も.てる…(3)
    hold・have
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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