耳切り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
耳 切
みみ
Grade: 1 		き
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
刵
聝

Etymology

耳 (mimi, “ear”) +‎ 切る (kiru, “to cut”).

Noun

耳(みみ)切(き)り • (mimikiri) 

  1. (historical) the practice of cutting off an ear as punishment
    Synonym: 耳削ぎ (mimisogi)
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