目 — eye
め
目
eye
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
5 strokes
body
U+76EE
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #76
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #15
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #109
Meanings
- eye
word
め me Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
目
me
eye
目
立
つ
medatsu
to stand out
見
た
目
mitame
appearance
一
目
hitome
a glance
目
先
mesaki
before one's eyes
お
目
に
か
か
る
omenikakaru
to meet (humble)
左
目
hidarime
left eye
右
目
migime
right eye
木
目
mokume
wood grain
目
玉
medama
eyeball
番
目
banme
ordinal suffix
目
当
て
meate
aim
目
線
mesen
eye level
羽
目
hame
predicament
目
黒
meguro
Meguro (place in Tokyo)
目
指
す
mezasu
to aim for
度
目
dome
the nth time
丁
目
choume
city block
目
安
meyasu
standard
役
目
yakume
duty
代
目
daime
generation
目
覚
め
る
mezameru
to wake up
節
目
fushime
turning point
目
印
mejirushi
mark
目
覚
ま
し
mezamashi
alarm clock
駄
目
dame
no good
もく moku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ま ma Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
もっ mo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.