KANJI: MOKU BOKU me (eye, look, class, insight, experience, care, favor)

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Character Etymology:

A pictograph of an eye, somewhat stylized.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: MOKU BOKU
kun-yomi: me -me ma-

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: sakan sagan sakka satsuka

English Definitions:

1. MOKU: item, division, class; order (of plants and animals).
2. me: eye; look, gaze; notice, attention; viewpoint; discrimination, insight; experience; treatment; care, favor, pity; texture, weave; mesh; grain, square; sight, vision; tooth (of a saw); wight; momme (0.1325 oz.); eye (of a needle).
3. moku(suru): regard as.
4. me(boshii): attractive, conspicious, notable; valuable.
5. me(magurushii): dizzy, bewildering, bustling.
6. ma: eye
7. -me: ordinal ending, -^st, -^nd, -^rd, -^th; degree, extent.

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 3906
Henshall: 72

Unicode Encoded Version:

目

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

一つ目 (hito(tsu)me): the first one (as in 1^st).
目安 (meyasu): standard, criterion; aim.
目の玉、目玉 (me(no)tama, medama): eyeball; scolding.

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