JLPT N2 · Noun

目印 (mejirushi)

目印 (めじるし, mejirushi) is a Japanese noun meaning “mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: めじるし
Romaji: mejirushi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign · noun
landmark; guide · noun
trademark · noun · archaic · Edo-period term

Example sentences

彼女は自分の傘に赤いリボンで目印を付けた。

She put a red ribbon on her umbrella as a mark.

Tatoeba #89038

そこに行く道がわかるように、近くの目印を教えて下さい。

I wish to know a landmark nearby so I can find my way there.

Tatoeba #213661

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 目印

目

eye, class, lookモク・ボク・め・-め · 5 strokes

印

stamp, seal, markイン・しるし・-じるし · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 目印.

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目安めやすcriterion目次もくじtable of contents

Source: JMdict entry 1535300 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.