“Eye” or “Pay attention to” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “目”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “目” means “Subdivide”, “Ability to distinguish things” or “(Table of) contents” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “目”
Jouyou Kanji “目” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 5 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | もく(moku) |
| ぼく(boku) | |
| Kun-Yomi | め(me) |
| ま(ma) | |
| まなこ(manako) | |
| かなめ(kaname) | |
| さかん(sakan) | |
| Meanings | Eye |
| Wink, Winking | |
| Watch, Pay attention to, Look closely | |
| Details, Itemize, Subdivide | |
| Title, Heading, (Table of) contents | |
| Boss, Head, Leader | |
| Spots on the die | |
| Graduation, Scale | |
| One of grades for biological taxonomic | |
| Ability to distinguish things | |
| Cross points of Go-board | |
| One’s lot, Circumstance |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “目”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 目顔(めがお-me ga o) | Aspect, Facial expression, Look, Face, Expression, (feelings expressed on a person’s face) |
| 目籠(めかご-me ka go) | Openwork bamboo basket |
| 目頭(めがしら-me ga shi ra) | Inner corners of eyes, Inner canthus |
| 目角(めかど-me ka do) | ① Outer corner of one’s eye, Canthus, ② Angry look |
| 目先(めさき-me sa ki) | ① Near future, Immediate future, ② Immediate (e.g. interests), Present, Short-run, ③ Before one’s eyes, Under one’s nose |
| 目路(めじ-me ji) | Visibleness, Visibility |
| 目茶(めちゃ-me cha) | Unreasonable, Excessive, Inordinate, Undue, ② Helter-skelter, Chaotic, Chaotic, Disorderly |
| 目端(めはし-me ha shi) | Quick-wittedness, Having tact, Being sensible |
| 目八分(めはちぶ-me ha chi bu) | ① Below eye level, ② About eight-tenths full |
| 目鼻(めはな-me ha na) | ① Eyes and nose, ② Looks, Facial features, ③ Shape, Form |
| 目分量(めぶんりょう-me bu n ryo u) | Rough estimate, Measuring by eye, Eye measure |
| 目星(めぼし-me bo shi) | Objective, Aim, Mark |
| 目眩(めまい-me ma i) | Vertigo, Dizziness, Giddiness |
| 目安(めやす-me ya su) | ① Criterion, Standard, Yardstick, Reference, Aim, ② Rough estimate, Approximation |
| 目安箱(めやすばこ-me ya su ba ko) | Suggestion box, Comment box, Complaints box placed in front of the supreme court (Edo period) |
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