目 – eye, class, look

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The kanji 目 means eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is モク、ボク (moku, boku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is め、-め、ま- (me, me, ma). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 目 (no. 109).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	モク	moku
On’yomi	ボク	boku
Kun’yomi	め	me
Kun’yomi	-め	me
Kun’yomi	ま-	ma

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 目 (Kangxi radical 109).

Words using 目

目めeye真面目まじめserious科目かもく(school) subject目上めうえsuperior目的もくてきpurpose目標もくひょうgoal注目ちゅうもくnoticeお目に掛かるおめにかかるto meet (someone of higher status)丁目ちょうめnth district of a town番目ばんめthe nth ...項目こうもくitem目下めしたsubordinate目印めじるしmark (for quick identification or recognition)目安めやすcriterion目次もくじtable of contents役目やくめduty目指すめざすto aim at (for, to do, to become)目覚しめざましalarm clock目立つめだつto be conspicuous時間目じかんめperiod (e.g. class)着目ちゃくもくattention目方めかたweight目途めどaim目盛めもりgraduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.)

Example sentences

彼女はきれいな目をしている。

She has beautiful eyes.

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ヘレン・ケラーは目と耳と口が不自由だった。

Helen Keller was blind, deaf and mute.

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どの科目が一番好きですか。

Which subject do you like best?

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Kanji with the same radical

相県直真着督省看瞬眠盾眼眺睡盲瞳

Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.