- 1. [adj-na, n] hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating; jarring; cacophonous
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | みみざわりな | (mimizawarina) |
| Non-past, plain | みみざわりだ | (mimizawarida) |
| Non-past, polite | みみざわりです | (mimizawaridesu) |
| Past, plain | みみざわりだった | (mimizawaridatta) |
| Past, polite | みみざわりでした | (mimizawarideshita) |
| Negative, plain | みみざわりじゃない | (mimizawarijanai) |
| Negative, polite | みみざわりじゃないです | (mimizawarijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | みみざわりじゃなかった | (mimizawarijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | みみざわりじゃなかったです | (mimizawarijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | みみざわりで | (mimizawaride) |
| Conditional (―nara) | みみざわりなら | (mimizawarinara) |
Kanji in this word
Example Sentences
耳障りな音が聞こえる。
I hear a noise offensive to the ear.