目
Reading: め
Meaning: eye
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Example Sentence
目 が 疲れた から 休む
My eyes are tired so I'll rest.
Usage Notes
目 (め) primarily means 'eye' but has many extended meanings: mesh/stitch (網の目), experience (いい目を見る), attention (目が行く), appearance (見た目), and ordinal suffix (三番目 'third'). Also appears in idioms like 目が高い (discerning) and 目を通す (look through).
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