Moto 目: Eye; Class; LookKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- モク、ボク
- Kun'yomi
- め、-め、ま-
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 1,659 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (モク・ボク)
- 目標もくひょうgoal; target
- 目的もくてきpurpose; goal
- 注目ちゅうもくnotice; attention
- 項目こうもくitem; heading
- 名目めいもくname; title
- 種目しゅもくitem; event
- 目前もくぜんbefore one's very eyes; under one's nose
- 品目ひんもくitem; commodity
- 目撃もくげきwitnessing; observing
- 科目かもく(school) subject; curriculum
- 着目ちゃくもくattention; giving one's attention
- 演目えんもくprogram (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
- 多目的たもくてきmultipurpose
- 目的地もくてきちplace of destination
- 面目めんぼくface; honour
- 目録もくろくcatalogue; catalog
- 曲目きょくもくname of a piece of music; (musical) number
- 細目さいもくparticulars; details
- 盲目もうもくblindness
- 一目散にいちもくさんにat full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
- 五目ごもくmixture of ingredients (originally five)
- 反目はんもくenmity; antagonism
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 目玉めだまeyeball
- 目の前めのまえbefore one's eyes; in front of one
- 目安めやすcriterion; standard
- 節目ふしめturning point; critical juncture
- 役目やくめduty; role
- 目下めしたsubordinate; subordinates
- 目当てめあてmark; guide
- 目白めじろwhite-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae)
- 目先めさきbefore one's eyes; under one's nose
- 蛇の目じゃのめbull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern)
- 負い目おいめ(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
- 目白押しめじろおしjostling; milling about
- 裏目うらめreverse side
- 二つ目ふたつめone after next; second
- 人目ひとめ(public) notice; attention
- 横目よこめsidelong glance
- 目減りめべりloss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage
- 一目ひとめglance; look
- 切れ目きれめgap; break
- 二枚目にまいめhandsome man
- 効き目ききめeffect; virtue
- 目抜きめぬきprincipal; main
- 目頭めがしらinner canthus; inner corner of the eye
- 羽目はめpanel; wainscoting
- 日の目ひのめsunlight
- 分かれ目わかれめfork; junction
- 駄目だめno good; not serving its purpose
- お目出度うおめでとうcongratulations!; well done!
- 丁目ちょうめdistrict of a town; city block (of irregular size)
- 三枚目さんまいめcomedian; actor who plays comic roles
- 三段目さんだんめthird lowest division
- 二目ふためfor a second time
- 代目だいめcounter for generations
- 伏し目ふしめdowncast look
- 出鱈目でたらめnonsense; irresponsible remark
- 利き目ききめeffect; virtue
- 割れ目われめchasm; interstice
- 勝ち目かちめchance (of success); odds
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