耳障り

Meaning

1. adj-nan
   hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating; jarring; cacophonous

Example sentences

• 車の騒音はとても耳障りだ。

  Traffic noise is very harsh to the ear.

• 耳障りな音が聞こえる。

  I hear a noise offensive to the ear.

• ハイヒールのコツコツいう音、なんか耳障りなんだよね。本人たちは何とも思わないのかな。

  The clicking of high heels kind of hurts my ears. Do the people wearing them not notice?