耳障り

みみざわり

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating; jarring; cacophonous

Kanji

• 耳 ear. Read as みみ.
• 障 hinder. Read as さわる.

Example sentences

• ハイヒールのコツコツいう音、なんか耳障りなんだよね。本人たちは何とも思わないのかな。
  The clicking of high heels kind of hurts my ears. Do the people wearing them not notice?
• 市長やその取り巻きは、耳ざわりのいいことだけをずっと言い続けている。
  The mayor and his companion have been uttering a lot of claptrap to the citizens for a long time.

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