Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みみず [mìmízú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [mimizɯᵝ]

Noun

みみず ‎(romaji mimizu, historical hiragana みみづ)

1. eye of a needle

Synonyms

• 針孔 (みず) ‎(mizu), 針 (はり)の耳 (みみ) ‎(hari no mimi), 針 (はり)の穴 (あな) ‎(hari no ana)

Etymology 2

Kanji reading.

Noun

みみず ‎(romaji mimizu)

1. 蚯蚓: earthworm

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9