聞く耳を持たぬ きくみみをもたぬ Meanings Expression, Prenominal to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message See also: 聞く耳を持たない (きくみみをもたない). Kanji 聞 hear. Read as きく. 耳 ear. Read as みみ. 持 hold. Read as もつ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists