# 耳垢
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ěrgòu
    (Zhuyin): ㄦˇ ㄍㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ji$^5$ gau$^3$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hǐ-káu / hī-káu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ěrgòu
*** Zhuyin: ㄦˇ ㄍㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ěrgòu
*** Wade–Giles: êrh$^3$-kou$^4$
*** Yale: ěr-gòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eelgow
*** Palladius: эргоу (ergou)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ koʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ji$^5$ gau$^3$
*** Yale: yíh gau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ji$^5$ gau$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yi$^5$ geo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiː¹³ kɐu̯³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǐ-káu
*** Tâi-lô: hǐ-káu
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hi²² kau⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hī-káu
*** Tâi-lô: hī-káu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hixkao
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hi²²⁻²¹ kau⁵³/

### Noun

耳垢
* earwax

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 耳垢, 耵聹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 耳屎, 耳殘, 耳朵底子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 耳屎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 耳塞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 耳塞子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 耳塞子, 耳殘, 耳碎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 耳殘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 耳殘, 耳屎, 耳塞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 耳屎, 耳殘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 耳塞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 耳殘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 耳殘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 耳殘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 耳殘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 耳屎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 耳碎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 耳朵痰 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 耳屎, 耳碎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 耳碎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 耳屎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 耳碎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 耳碎 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 耳蛹子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 耳殘, 耳絨子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 耳蛹兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 耳蛹兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 耳蛹兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 耳塞, 耳蛹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 耳塞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 耳碎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 耳塞子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 耳碎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 耳屎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 耳屎, 耳垢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 耳眵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 耳屎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 耳屎, 耳塞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 耳屎, 耳朵屎, 耳塞 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 耳屎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 耳屎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 耳塞, 耳屎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 耳碎, 耳碎子, 耳屎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 耳眵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 耳屎 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 耳塞 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 耳屎 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 耳塞 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 耳屎 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 耳塞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 耳屎, 耳糞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 耳屎, 耳結 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 耳屎, 耳塞, 耳㞎㞎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 耳屎, 耳屎㞎㞎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 耳屎, 耳結 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 耳屎, 耳塞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 耳屎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 耳朵屎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 耳屎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 耳屎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 耳塞子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 耳塞子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 耳屎, 耳塞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 耳朵屎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 耳屎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 耳屎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 耳茄, 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Sarikei (Xinhui) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 耳屎 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 耳屎 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 耳屎 |
| Gan | Pengze | 耳刀屎 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 耳屎 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) | 耳垢 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Meilin) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Changting | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Zhongshan) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Xingye (Gaofeng) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Rongxian (Xiandi) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 耳屎 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 耳屎 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 耳朵屎 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 耳朵屎 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 耳屎 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 耳柴, 耳碎 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 耳塞 |
| Jin | Datong | 耳塞 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 耳心 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 耳塞, 抵耳 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 耳塞 |
| Jin | Linhe | 耳塞 |
| Jin | Jining | 耳塞 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 耳塞 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 耳塞 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 耳塞 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 耳塞 |
| Jin | Handan | 耳塞 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 耳塞兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 耳塞 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 耳朵惡 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 耳仔屎, 耳川屎 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 耳屎 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 耳屎, 耳空屎 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Miaoli (Houlong) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 耳仔屎 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Sijie) | 耳仔屎 |
| Southern Min | Pingle (Zhoutang) | 耳仔屎 |
| Southern Min | Lechang (Tatou) | 耳仔屎 |
| Southern Min | Yingde (Yuzui) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Yunan (Liantan) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 耳屎 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 耳屎 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 耳仔屎 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 耳屎 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 耳屎 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 耳屎, 耳朵屎 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 耳朵屎 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 耳屎 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 耳屎 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 耳馬 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 耳末, 耳毛 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 起馬 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 新人惡 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 膜 |
| Wu | Danyang | 耳朵屎 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 耳朵惡 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 耳朵惡 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 耳朵惡 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 耳朵惡 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 耳屎 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 耳屎 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 耳屎, 耳朵屎 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 耳朵屎 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 耳朵屎, 耳屎 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 耳朵屎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 耳屎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 耳屎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 耳屎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 耳屎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 耳屎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Songwei, Guitou) | 耳屎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 耳屎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 耳屎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 耳朵屎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 耳屎 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 耳屎 |

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 耳 | 垢 |
| みみ Grade: 1 | あか Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 耳あか

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) みみあか [mìmíáká] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) みみあか [mìmíákáꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
* IPA: [mʲimʲia̠ka̠]

#### Noun

耳(みみ)垢(あか) • (mimiaka)
* earwax, cerumen

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 耳 | 垢 |
| じ Grade: 1 | こう Hyōgai |
| on'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) じこー [jìkóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [d͡ʑiko̞ː]

#### Noun

耳(じ)垢(こう) • (jikō)
* earwax, cerumen

### Synonyms

* 耳糞(みみくそ) (mimikuso)

### References

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