Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 耳に胼胝ができる(みみにたこができる) in Japanese

耳に胼胝ができる, 耳にたこができる
Kana Reading
みみにたこができる
Romaji
miminitakogadekiru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
    Meaning
    to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
    Example sentence
    お祖母さんの昔話は耳にたこができるほど聞かされた。 I've heard my grandma's stories so often that I'm heartily sick of them.

Examples of 耳に胼胝ができる, 耳にたこができる, みみにたこができる in a sentence

Kanji in this word

耳 JLPT 5

6 strokes

ear

On'Yomi: ジ

Kun'Yomi: みみ

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胼

10 strokes

callus, corn

On'Yomi: ヘン

Kun'Yomi:

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胝

9 strokes

chap, crack, callus

On'Yomi: チ

Kun'Yomi: あかぎれ

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