初耳

はつみみ

Meanings

1. Noun something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

Kanji

• 初 first. Read as はつ.
• 耳 ear. Read as みみ.

Example sentences

• それは初耳ですね。
  That's news to me.
• 初耳だ。
  That's news to me.
• それは初耳だ。
  It's news to me.
• これは初耳だ。
  What a revelation!
• このニュースは初耳です。
  This news is new to me.

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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