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Kanji: 目

KANJI
目
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:
目
Radical name:
めへん
Meaning:
Eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 80 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
目(め)
eye
N3
お目(め)に掛(か)かる
to see/meet someone (honorific)
N3
科目(かもく)
(school) subject, curriculum, course
N3
駄目(だめ)
useless, no good, hopeless
N3
注目(ちゅうもく)
notice, attention, observation
N3
真面目(まじめ)
diligent, serious, honest
N3
目的(もくてき)
purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention
N3
目標(もくひょう)
mark, objective, target
N2
項目(こうもく)
item
N2
目上(めうえ)
superior(s), senior
N2
目指(めざ)す
to aim at, to have an eye on
N2
目覚(めざま)し
(abbr) alarm-clock
N2
目下(めした)
at present, now
N2
目印(めじるし)
mark, sign, landmark
N2
目立(めだ)つ
to be conspicuous, to stand out
N2
目安(めやす)
criterion, aim
N2
目次(もくじ)
table of contents
N2
役目(やくめ)
duty, business
N1
一目(いちもく)
a glance, a look, a glimpse
N1
効(き)き目(め)
effect, virtue, efficacy, impression
N1
生真面目(きまじめ)
too serious, person who is too serious, honesty, sincerity
N1
切(き)れ目(め)
break, pause, gap, end, rift, interruption, cut, section, notch, incision, end (of a task)
N1
人目(じんもく)
glimpse, public gaze
N1
着目(ちゃくもく)
attention
N1
丁目(ちょうめ)
district of a town, city block (of irregular size)
N1
継(つ)ぎ目(め)
a joint, joining point
N1
出鱈目(でたらめ)
irresponsible utterance, nonsense, nonsensical, random, haphazard, unsystematic
N1
番目(ばんめ)
cardinal number suffix
N1
目方(めかた)
weight
N1
目覚(めざま)しい
brilliant, splendid, striking, remarkable
N1
目覚(めざ)める
to wake up
N1
目付(めつ)き
look, expression of the eyes, eyes
N1
目眩(めまい)
dizziness, giddiness
N1
目盛(めもり)
scale, gradations
N1
面目(めんぼく)
face, honour, reputation, prestige, dignity, credit
N1
目録(もくろく)
catalogue, catalog, list
N1
目論見(もくろみ)
a plan, a scheme, a project, a program, intention, goal
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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