目
目

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

5 strokesFrequency 76JLPT N4Grade 1

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モクボク

Kun

め-めま-

Nanori

さかんさがんさっかさつか

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

eyeeyeball

Mnemonic Stories

If you rotate this kanji 90 degrees and round out the corners, you can see an eye - the outer perimeter frame the whites of the eye, while the middle rectangle forms the pupil.

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Dictionary

Common Words

目眼めFreq #118
1

Common noun

eye; eyeball

Examples
彼女はきれいな目をしている。
She has beautiful eyes.
2

Common noun

eyesight; sight; vision

Examples
ヘレン・ケラーは目と耳と口が不自由だった。
Helen Keller was blind, deaf and mute.
3

Common noun

look; stare; gaze; glance

Examples
彼は崇拝の眼で彼女を眺めた。
He regarded her with worship in his eyes.
4

Common noun

notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)

5

Common noun

an experience

6

Common noun

viewpoint

7

Common noun

discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)

8

Common noun

(an) appearance

9

Common noun

chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)

10

Common noun

spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave

11

Common noun

grain (of wood, paper)

12

Common noun

eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)

13

Common noun

intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)

14

Common noun

dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number

15

Common noun

graduation; division (of a scale)

16

Common noun

tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)

17

Suffix

ordinal number suffix

Examples
２つ目の角を右に曲がりなさい。
Turn right at the second corner.
18

Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix; After adjective stem

somewhat; -ish

19

Suffix; After -masu stem of verb

point (e.g. of change)

目的もくてきNounFreq #407
1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

Examples
彼の目的はそのテストに合格することです。
His object is to pass the test.
目の前めのまえNounExpressionFreq #581
1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose

Examples
この間ミュージカルに見に行ったんだけど、前から３列目でさ、もう憧れの人が目の前で、もう最高だったね。一段と彼を好きになった。
I was at a musical recently, in the third row. Seeing the actor I love up close like that made me feel more smitten with him than ever.
2

immediate; imminent; around the corner

目指すめざす目差すTransitiveGodan verbFreq #1073
1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on

Examples
教育はテストに合格することを目指すべきでない。
Education shouldn't be aimed at passing a test.
2

to go toward; to head for

Examples
アメリカ人はみんな、成功の機会のある北部を目指している。
Americans are all heading north to the land of opportunity.
目立つめだつIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #1209
1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

Examples
スーツを着て彼は目立っていた。
He was conspicuous in his suit.
だめ駄目ダメFreq #1426
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken

Examples
去年はジョギングシューズを２足駄目にした。
I wore out two pairs of jogging shoes last year.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless

Examples
もうだめだ。
It's all over.
3

Word usually written using kana alone; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

cannot; must not; not allowed

Examples
夜遅くまで起きていては駄目だよ。
Don't sit up late at night.
4

Common noun; Go (game)

neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game

5

Word usually written using kana alone; Interjection

no!; stop!

《真面目》まじめマジメNoun～な Adj.Freq #1522
1

serious; earnest; sober; grave

Examples
サムは仕事に関してまじめです。
Sam is serious about his work.
2

honest; sincere

見守るみまもるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #1704
1

to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on

Examples
あなたの両親が私たちを見守ってくれました。
Your parents kept an eye on us.
2

to watch intently; to stare; to gaze; to watch (and see what happens); to follow

見た目みためNounFreq #1762
1

appearance; look

Examples
彼女はみためにかわいい少女だ。
She is a pretty girl to look at.
目標もくひょうNounFreq #2084
1

goal; target; aim; objective

Examples
売れ行きは目標に達しなかった。
Sales fell short of their goal.
2

mark; sign; landmark

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