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耳を疑う

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
みみ
Grade: 1
うたが
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Literally "to doubt (one's) ear"

Verb

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(みみ)(うたが) (mimi o utagaugodan (stem (みみ)(うたが) (mimi o utagai), past (みみ)(うたが)った (mimi o utagatta))

  1. (idiomatic) to doubt what one just heard; hearing something surprising
    突然(とつぜん)(はなし)自分(じぶん)(みみ)(うたが)った
    Totsuzen no hanashi de jibun no mimi o utagatta.
    What I just heard caught me off guard.

Conjugation

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