目障り

めざわり

Meanings

1. Noun, な-adjective eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye
2. obstruction (to the view of something)

Kanji

• 目 eye. Read as め.
• 障 hinder. Read as さわる.

Example sentences

• ぼくの家は目障りだったけれど、小さな目障りだったから、見逃されていた。
  My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked.
• 実に目障りだな。
  It's really an eyesore.

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