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Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 目

Freq #118
1

Common noun

eye; eyeball

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

Common noun

eyesight; sight; vision

Examples
ヘレン・ケラーは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)

Kanji in this Word

5 strokes
Frequency: 76
JLPT N4
Grade 1

Meanings

eye
class
look
insight
experience
care
favor

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
モク
ボク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
-め
ま-
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
さかん
さがん
さっか
さつか
11 strokes
Frequency: 1527
JLPT N1
Grade 5

Meanings

eyeball

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ガン
ゲン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
まなこ
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