目
め
Also written 眼
Meanings
- Noun eye; eyeball
- eyesight; sight; vision See also: 目が見える (めがみえる).
- look; stare; gaze; glance
- notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
- an experience
- viewpoint
- discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
- (an) appearance
- chance (of success); possibility (of a good result) See also: 目がない (めがない).
- spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave See also: 編み目 (あみめ).
- grain (of wood, paper)
- eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
- intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
- dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
- graduation; division (of a scale)
- tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
- Suffix ordinal number suffix
- somewhat; -ish (after adjective stem) See also: 大きめ (おおきめ).
- point (e.g. of change) (after -masu stem of verb) See also: 変わり目 (かわりめ). See also: 折れ目 (おれめ).
- Noun eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
Kanji
- 目 eye. Read as め.
Example sentences
- 長い目で見れば違ってくると思います。
I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term. - 私の目は夢を反映する海である。
My eyes are an ocean in which my dreams are reflected. - 夢を実現するのに一番良いのは目を覚ますことである。
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. - わが目を疑っちゃうなあ。
I can't believe my eyes. - 君は食べ物に目がないね。
You really have a passion for food.
Common phrases
- 目にする (めにする) to see
- 目に留まる (めにとまる) to catch one's attention
- 目をつける (めをつける) to have an eye on
- 目を覚ます (めをさます) to wake up
- 目を開ける
- 目に見えない
- 目に飛び込む
- 青い目
- 目で見る
- 目に映る
- 目で確かめる
- 目を見開く
- 目をかいくぐる
- 目を欺く
- 目に涙を浮かべる
Words containing 目
- 目指す (めざす) to aim at (for, to do, to become)
- 丁目 (ちょうめ) nth district of a town
- 代目 (だいめ) nth generation
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