目(め)

め

noun

eye

1. eye

The organ of sight.

目(め)が大(おお)きいですね。

You have big eyes.

目(め)を閉(と)じてください。

Please close your eyes.

目(め)が悪(わる)いので、めがねをかけています。

I wear glasses because I have poor eyesight.

目が悪い = poor eyesight

赤(あか)い目(め)をした猫(ねこ)がいます。

There is a cat with red eyes.

長(なが)い時間(じかん)パソコンを見(み)ていたので、目(め)が疲(つか)れました。

I was looking at the computer for a long time, so my eyes got tired.

目(め) is one of the most common body part words, appearing in many expressions and compounds.

Common expressions

目(め)が悪(わる)い: to have poor eyesight
目(め)が覚(さ)める: to wake up
目(め)が疲(つか)れる: eyes get tired
目(め)を閉(と)じる: to close one's eyes
目(め)に見(み)える: visible
目(め)を引(ひ)く: eye-catching

Compounds

めがね: glasses (eye + metal)
目薬(めぐすり): eye drops
目覚(めざ)まし時計(どけい): alarm clock

Counter suffix

〜目(め) also serves as an ordinal suffix: 一(ひと)つ目(め) (first), 二(ふた)つ目(め) (second).

Related Words

See also: 顔(かお)

See also: 耳(みみ)

Compare: 眼球(がんきゅう) (eyeball)

Compare: 眼(まなこ) (eye (literary))

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Added 2026.1.7 23:02 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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