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
Readings
- On'yomi
- もく moku ぼく boku
- Kun'yomi
- め me ま ma
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).
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).
Appears in idioms
目の上のこぶ
慣用句
a bump sitting right above the eye
目くじらを立てる
慣用句
raise the corner of the eye
目くじら立てる
慣用句
raise the eye's corner
目に立つ
慣用句
stand in the eye
目を開く
慣用句
open the eyes
目からウロコ
慣用句
scales from the eyes
目をつける
慣用句
put eyes on
目の正月
慣用句
the eye's New Year
一目も二目も置く
慣用句
place even one stone, even two
一目も二目も置く
慣用句
place even one stone, even two
目に物見せる
慣用句
to show something right to the very eyes
一目置く
慣用句
to lay down one stone in advance
目が点になる
慣用句
the eyes shrink into tiny round dots
目が死んでいる
慣用句
the eyes have died and gone dark
目にも止まらぬ
慣用句
does not stop even to the eye
白い目で見る
慣用句
look with white eyes
人は見目よりただ心
諺
people are just heart, more than looks
見目より心
諺
the heart more than outward looks
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.