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目 — 5 strokes / Radical「目」

道
10Elementary year 1 / 5 strokes / Radical「目」
On
モク・ボクもく・ぼく · moku · boku
Kun
め・まme · ma
Meaning
eye

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Stroke-order animation, origin, compounds and an example in 60 seconds.

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A picture of an eye.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onモクもくmoku目的もくてき目前もくぜん項目こうもく
Onボクぼくboku面目めんぼく

「面目」は,「メンモク」とも。

Kunめme目め目立つめだつ結び目むすびめ
Kunまma目の当たりまのあたり目深まぶか

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 目め

    eye

  • 目玉めだま

    eyeball

More words with this kanji

  • 科目かもく
  • 丁目ちょうめ
  • 目次もくじ
  • 目印めじるし
  • 目的もくてき
  • 目標もくひょう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

目(め)を とじます。

I close my eyes.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

目玉目玉ball直straig…盲blind眄to loo…眇to squ…盾shield木tree卜divina…朴plain沐to was…苜used…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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