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Kanji Detail for 目 - "eye, sight, vision"

目

  • Meaning

    目 means "eye, sight, vision."

    1. Eye - The organ of sight.

    2. Item - A category; a division.

    3. Appearance - Looks; how things seem.

    4. Mesh - The holes in a net or sieve.

    5. Counter - A suffix for ordinal numbers.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    eye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh; mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]); item; section; list; catalogue; (taxonomy) order; name; title

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    eye; to look, to see; division, topic

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The visual organ of humans and animals. Its internal structure is roughly like a camera. Has a biconvex crystalline lens. To capture the image of objects and transmit it to the retina behind the pupil. Then from the retina to the optic nerve to distinguish forms and colors. If the crystalline lens is too convex, the eye is nearsighted. Too flat, the eye is farsighted. | To look at. Staring intently at something is called 目. Such as saying 道路以目 (looking at each other on the road). Meaning looking sideways with contained anger. | To name. Such as 名稱 (designation) is also called 名目. | To evaluate. Such as categorizing it as 神品 (divine quality), like such categories. | Items. Such as in imperial examinations for selecting officials, the divisions are called 科目 (subjects). | To analyze. Such as in a net, the main rope is 綱 (outline). The square meshes formed by fine ropes are 目. As a metaphor for large and small corresponding, it is said 大綱細目 (main outline and fine details). Or 綱舉目張 (when the main rope is lifted, the mesh opens). | A catalogue. Such as books have 書目 (book catalogues). Writings have 篇目 (section titles). Their order is called 目次 (table of contents). Those who lead groups of people are called 頭目 (chief). Such as 匠目 (foreman) and such.
  • Onyomitip

    boku(ぼく) ぼく

    moku(もく) もく

  • Kunyomitip

    kaname(かなめ) かなめ

    ma(ま) ま

    manako(まなこ) まなこ

    me(め) め

  • Strokestip

    5 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    目 罒 (me・mehen)

  • Related Keywords
    eye sight vision see look view watch observe gaze glance stare item category mesh hole appearance witness perceive notice ordinal

Sentences including 目

  • He won't have a look-in.

  • We see with our eyes.

  • He took a look at the newspaper before going to bed.

  • He stood still with his eyes closed.

  • My daughter is the apple of my eye.

  • I had a devil of a time.

  • My eyes feel irritated.

  • I hope to see you sometime.

  • Before he died , he was almost blind.

  • He fell in love with her at first sight.

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