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N1 Noun

初耳(はつみみ)something heard for the first time, hearing something for the first time, heard for the first time

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    1. Noun

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      something heard for the first time, hearing something for the first time

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    初耳 【はつみみ】

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      その(はなし)初耳(はつみみ)だったのでびっくりしました。

      That was the first time I'd heard that story, so it really surprised me.

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      (ぼく)(かれ)(おな)故郷(こきょう)()まれであることは初耳(はつみみ)でした。

      It was news to me that he and I were born in the same hometown.

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      そのことは(いま)まで()りませんでした。(わたし)にとって初耳(はつみみ)です!

      I had no idea about that. This is the first I'm hearing of it!

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      バスガイドのお(ねえ)さんは(わたし)にとって初耳(はつみみ)知識(ちしき)沢山(たくさん)(おし)えてくれました。

      The tour guide shared a lot of things that were completely new to me.

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      社員(しゃいん)会話(かいわ):「伊藤(いとう)さんが今月(こんげつ)(まつ)退職(たいしょく)するって!?初耳(はつみみ)なんだけど!」

      Employee: 'Ito-san’s retiring at the end of the month?! That's the first I’ve heard of it!'

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