目（め）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: eye
Example sentences
- 目が悪いので眼鏡をかけている。 — My eyesight is bad, so I wear glasses.
- 朝、早くに目が覚めた。 — I woke up early this morning.
Idioms & proverbs containing “目”
- 目茶目茶 (めちゃめちゃ) — disorderly; messy; ruined
- 恋は盲目 (こいはもうもく) — reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; love is blind
- 愛は盲目 (あいはもうもく) — love is blind
- 見目より心 (みめよりこころ) — a gentle spirit is more important than looks; handsome is as handsome does
- 目は心の窓 (めはこころのまど) — the eyes are the windows to the soul; the eye is the lamp of the body
- 目は心の鏡 (めはこころのかがみ) — the eyes are the windows to the soul; the eye is the lamp of the body; the eyes are the mirror of the heart
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “目” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)