Last Updated
：2026/01/09
耳垢
Hiragana
みみあか / じこう
Noun
Japanese Meaning
外耳道にたまる分泌物で、ほこりや細菌などから耳を保護する役割をもつ物質 / 俗に「みみくそ」とも呼ばれる、黄白色または茶色がかった粘性または乾燥したかたまり
Easy Japanese Meaning
みみのなかにできるねばねばしたよごれ。ほこりをとめてみみをまもる。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
耳屎 / 耳垢 / 耵聍
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
耳道內的分泌物，俗稱耳屎 / 外耳道腺體分泌的蠟狀物質（耳蠟）
Korean Meaning
귀지 / 이구 / 귓밥
Indonesian
kotoran telinga / serumen
Vietnamese Meaning
ráy tai / chất ráy tích tụ trong ống tai / chất tiết bảo vệ ống tai
Tagalog Meaning
tutuli / serumen / dumi sa tainga
Sense（1）
earwax, cerumen
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
See correct answer
My ear hurts because it's clogged with earwax.
See correct answer
耳垢が詰まって、耳が痛いです。
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