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eye
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingモク、ボク
Kun readingめ、-め、ま-
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 1

Meanings

  1. eyeRtK
    彼は片目が見えない。He is blind in one eye.tatoeba
    彼は片方の目が不自由だ。He is blind in one eye.tatoeba
  2. care
  3. class
  4. experience
  5. favor
  6. insight
  7. look
  1. eyeball
  2. eyesight
  3. sight
  4. vision

Synonyms

番目

Popular Usage

科目お目に掛かる項目一目効き目切れ目生真面目お目出度う

Radicals and components

Radical目eye

Compound words

科目かもく
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading
項目こうもく
item; heading; category; clause; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.)
目指すめざす
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
目立つめだつ
to be conspicuous; to stand out
目覚ましめざまし
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
注目するちゅうもくする
notice
一目ひとめ
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
効き目ききめ
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression; one's dominant eye
切れ目きれめ
gap; break; rift; pause; interval
羽目はめ
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix
演目えんもく
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
横目よこめ
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
回目かいめ
nth time
皆目かいもく
entirely; (not) at all
境目さかいめ
borderline; boundary
曲目きょくもく
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
細目さいもく
particulars; details; specified items
耳目じもく
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
種目しゅもく
item; event
駄目だめ
no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken; hopeless
着目ちゃくもく
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
注目ちゅうもく
notice; attention; observation
丁目ちょうめ
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
番目ばんめ
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance

On Reading Examples

彼は貯金の目標を３００万に決めた。もくひょう
He set as his goal, the deposit of three million yen.tatoeba
彼は人生にはっきりした目標を持っていない。もくひょう
He has no definite object in life.tatoeba
彼は人生にたった一つの目標しかもっていない。それは金もうけである。もくひょう
He has only one aim in life, to make money.tatoeba
彼はある程度目標を達成したと言っている。もくひょう
He says he has achieved his goal to a certain extent.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は疲れていたので、目を閉じてソファーの上に座っていた。め
As he was tired, he was lying on the sofa with his eyes closed.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は宝石の鑑定には目がきく。
He has a sharp eye for jewels.tatoeba
彼は報告書にざっと目を通した。
He skimmed through the report.tatoeba

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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