瞑る
つぶる
Also written つむる
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to close (one's eyes); to shut See also: 目をつぶる (めをつぶる).
Kanji
- 瞑 sleep; dark; close eyes. Read as つぶる.
Example sentences
- あまりに光が強いので彼女は目をつぶった。
She shut her eyes because the light was so strong. - 警察はたいてい路上駐車の車に目をつむる。
The police usually close their eyes to cars parked on the street. - 彼は目をつむり、腕組みをしたまま、肘掛けいすに座っていた。
He was sitting in the armchair, his eyes closed and his arms folded. - 彼女は本を閉じて目をつぶった。
She shut the book and closed her eyes. - 彼は目をつむったままベンチに座っていた。
He was sitting on a bench with his eyes closed.
Common phrases
- 目をつぶる (めをつぶる) to shut one's eyes