目めつき

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

look in one's eyes; expression of the eyes

Refers to the expression, look, or glint in a person's eyes, often conveying emotion or intent.

彼かれは鋭するどい目めつきで私わたしを見みた。
He looked at me with a sharp glint in his eyes.
彼かの女じょの優やさしい目めつきに心こころが和なごんだ。
Her gentle expression in her eyes put me at ease.

Written forms

目めつきUsage77%
Most common spelling; uses the standard kanji 目 for 'eye'.
目め付つきUsage13%
Alternate spelling using 付; less common but still encountered.
眼めつきUsage9%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form using the kanji 眼; not a standard modern spelling.
眼め付つきUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only abbreviated form; not used in modern writing.
眼め付つきUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; combination of 眼 and 付.

Kanji

目eye, class, look
付adhere, attach, refer to
眼eyeball

Similar words

目め
目 is the general word for 'eye' as a body part; 目つき specifically refers to the expression or look in the eyes.
視し線せん
視線 means 'gaze' or 'line of sight', focusing on direction; 目つき is about the quality or expression of the eyes themselves.

Etymology

Compound of 目 (me, 'eye') + つき (tsuki, nominalized form of 付く (tsuku, 'to attach')), literally 'what is attached to the eyes', referring to the expression or look that appears in them.