May
05
2010
耳胼胝
みみたこ [mimi tako] – Short for 耳に胼胝ができる= “to get calluses in one’s ears”, this word is useful when you’ve been told something too many times, and are getting sick of hearing it.
胼胝 is usually not written in kanji, but it’s important to remember that this たこ is different from 蛸 (たこ : octopus)