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    3. 初耳

    初耳

    初はつ耳みみ

    something heard for the first time

    N1KMT10News #37+1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab13 strokes

    はつみみ

    Noun

    1.
    something heard for the first time, hearing something for the first time

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    それは初はつ耳みみです。

    That's news to me. (I'm hearing that for the first time.)

    KMT3Daily LifeCore Concepts
    その話はなしは私わたしにとって全まったくの初はつ耳みみでした。

    That story was completely new to me.

    KMT5Daily Life
    彼かの女じょが結けっ婚こんしたというニュースは、私わたしにとっては初つみ耳みでした。

    The news that she got married was news to me.

    KMT5Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    新あたらしいカフェがオープンしたと聞きいて、初はつ耳みみだったので驚おどろきました。

    I heard that a new cafe opened, and I was surprised because it was news to me.

    KMT6Daily LifeFood & Dining
    彼かれの意い外がいな過か去こについて聞きかされ、それはまさに初はつ耳みみだった。

    I was told about his unexpected past, and it was truly news to me.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    初
    はじ.め・はじ.めて・はつ・はつ-・うい-・-そ.める…(4)
    first time・beginning
    耳
    みみ…(2)
    ear
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