初耳 (はつみみ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

初耳 (はつみみ) means something heard for the first time.

See example sentences below.

初耳 at a glance

初耳

はつみみhatsumimi

N1noun

something heard for the first time

初耳はつみみhatsumimiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

something heard for the first time

Example 1

それは初耳の話だ。

Translation

That's something I’ve never heard before.

Example 2

新しいニュースを初耳で知った。

Translation

I learned the new news for the first time.