眼

め

eye

N5 #1,194

Meanings

also 目

  1. noun eye; eyeball
  2. eyesight; sight; vision
  3. look; stare; gaze; glance
  4. notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
  5. an experience
  6. viewpoint
  7. discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
  8. (an) appearance
  9. chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
  10. spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
  11. grain (of wood, paper)
  12. eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
  13. intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
  14. dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
  15. graduation; division (of a scale)
  16. tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
  17. suffix ordinal number suffix
  18. usually in kana, after adjective stem somewhat; -ish
  19. after -masu stem of verb point (e.g. of change)
  20. noun, go (game) eye (empty space inside a group of stones)

まなこ

  1. noun eye; eyeball
  2. archaic pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
  3. archaic insight; perceptivity; power of observation
  4. archaic look; field of vision
  5. archaic core; center; centre; essence

がん

  1. noun eye
  2. insight; vision; power of observation
  3. rare gist; main point
  4. rare hole
  5. counter, go (game) counter for eyes of a group of stones

Its kanji

In sentences

女おんなの心こころは猫ねこの眼め。 A woman’s heart is as easy to change as a cat’s eyes. #2301139

美びは見みる者ものの眼めに宿やどる。 Beauty lies in the eyes of the one who sees. #2192898

彼かれは片方かたほうの眼めが見みえない。 He is blind in one eye. #100132

星ほしを見みることは眼めに良よい。 Star-watching is good for your eyes. #143035

この大おおきな活字かつじは眼めに楽らくだ。 This large type is easy on the eyes. #220670

彼かれは崇拝すうはいの眼めで彼女かのじょを眺ながめた。 He regarded her with worship in his eyes. #103471

私わたしは眼めの検査けんさをしてもらった。 I got my eyes tested. #157786

私わたしはそれを自分自身じぶんじしんの眼めでみた。 I saw it with my own eyes. #159703