横目(よこめ)

よこめ
noun
sidelong glance; side-eye
body-partaction
1. sidelong glance; looking out of the corner of one's eye
The act of looking at something or someone from the side without turning one's head, often implying suspicion, jealousy, or discreet observation.
彼女(かのじょ)を横目(よこめ)で見(み)た。
I glanced at her out of the corner of my eye.
隣(となり)の人(ひと)のテストを横目(よこめ)で見(み)てはいけない。
You must not peek at your neighbor's test from the corner of your eye.
周(まわ)りの騒(さわ)ぎを横目(よこめ)に、彼(かれ)は黙々(もくもく)と仕事(しごと)を続(つづ)けた。
Paying no attention to the commotion around him, he silently continued working.

Usage

Often used in the patterns 横目(よこめ)で見(み)る (to glance sideways at) and 横目(よこめ)に (while ignoring; with a sidelong glance at). The pattern ～を横目(よこめ)に means to observe something peripherally while focusing on something else, often implying indifference.

Common collocations

  • 横目(よこめ)で見(み)る (to look at sideways)
  • ～を横目(よこめ)に (paying no attention to ~; while glancing at ~)
  • 横目(よこめ)を使(つか)う (to use a sidelong glance)

Similar words

  • 流(なが)し目(め): a lingering sidelong glance — often flirtatious
  • ちらっと見(み)る: to take a quick peek — briefer and less deliberate
  • にらむ: to glare at — hostile and direct, not sideways

Related Words

Related: 睨(にら)む (to glare)
Compare: 横見(よこみ) (sideways glance)
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Added 2026.3.18 16:59 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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