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めがける

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word めがける.

Dictionary

Entry

めがける目掛ける目がけるTransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #6400
1

Often noun+めがけて

to aim at

Examples
その少年はカエルめがけて石ころを投げた。
The boy threw a stone at the frog.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

目

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

5 strokesFrequency 76JLPT N4Grade 1

On

モクボク

Kun

め-めま-

Nanori

さかんさがんさっかさつか
掛

hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

11 strokesFrequency 1,027JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カイケイ

Kun

か.ける-か.けるか.け-か.け-が.けか.かる-か.かる-が.かるか.かり-が.かりかかり-がかり

Nanori

かけ

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