1.
to glare at, to stare at
To look at someone with anger or hostility.
彼は私を睨んだ。
He glared at me.
怒った顔でこちらを睨んだ。
They glared at me with an angry face.
二人はしばらくお互いを睨み合っていた。
The two glared at each other for a while.
2.
to suspect, to keep an eye on
To watch someone with suspicion.
犯人を睨んでいる。
They suspect him as the culprit.
警察はその男を犯人と睨んでいる。
The police suspect that man is the culprit.
彼が怪しいと睨んで、行動を調べた。
Suspecting he was up to something, they investigated his actions.
睨む conveys looking at someone with anger, hostility, or suspicion. The gaze carries emotional weight.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Takes を particle for the target being glared at
ASPECT (ている):
睨んでいる indicates an ongoing glare or maintained hostile attention.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 目を睨む: to glare into someone's eyes
- じっと睨む: to stare fixedly
- 睨みつける: to glare at intensely (compound verb)
- 睨み合う: to glare at each other
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 睨む: to glare (angry, hostile)
- 見つめる: to stare/gaze (neutral or affectionate)
- 見る: to look (general, neutral)