How to Say "Earring" in Japanese

イヤリング

iyaringu[ija̠ɾʲĩŋɡɯ̟]

The English word earring can be translated into Japanese as either イヤリング (iyaringu) or 耳飾り.

Meaning: piece of jewelry (noun)

Ways to say it

“earring” in Japanese
Japanese	Romanization (Wiktionary)	IPA
イヤリング	iyaringu	[ija̠ɾʲĩŋɡɯ̟] (narrow)
耳飾り	mimikazari	[mʲimʲika̠za̠ɾʲi] (narrow)

In Japanese, the loanword イヤリング specifically refers to clip-on earrings. In contrast, ピアス is used for earrings that require a pierced ear.

イヤリング is the common everyday term. 耳飾り is a more formal or descriptive term often used in literature or traditional contexts.

iyaringu

Japanese culture has a specific term, 片耳ピアス, to describe the style of wearing a single earring in only one ear.
The word ピアス is a phonetic adaptation of the English 'pierce', used as a noun to describe the jewelry itself.
Because イヤリング is a loanword, it is written in Katakana, the script used for foreign concepts, whereas the more traditional 耳飾り is written in Kanji.

イヤリングを片方失くしたんです。
I lost an earring.
This sentence is useful for expressing that you lost one piece of the earring イヤリング.
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彼女のイヤリングはとてもかわいいですね。
Her earrings are very cute, aren't they?
その店ではたくさんの耳飾りが販売されています。
Many earrings are being sold at that store.
このイヤリングはとても綺麗ですね。
Kono iyaringu wa totemo kirei desu ne.
This earring is very beautiful, isn't it?
新しいイヤリングを買いに行きたいです。
Atarashii iyaringu o kai ni ikitai desu.
I want to go buy new earrings.

Hina and Kenta are shopping for a gift.

陽葵 Himari

健太、このイヤリングはどうかな？
Kenta, kono iyaringu wa dou kana?
Kenta, what do you think of these earrings?
健太 Kenta

すごく綺麗でいいと思うよ。
Sugoku kirei de ii to omou yo.
I think they are very beautiful.
陽葵 Himari

本当？じゃあ、これを買おうかな。
Hontou? Jaa, kore o kaou kana.
Really? Then maybe I'll buy these.
健太 Kenta

うん、陽葵に似合うと思うよ。
Un, Hina ni niau to omou yo.
Yeah, I think they will look good on you, Hina.

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