眼(まなこ)

まなこ
noun
eye
literarybody-part
1. eye (somewhat literary, emphatic)
A somewhat literary or emphatic word for the eye, more evocative than the everyday 目(め). Appears in set expressions and descriptive writing.
大(おお)きな眼(まなこ)で見(み)つめる。
to gaze with wide eyes.
寝(ね)不足(ぶそく)で眼(まなこ)が赤(あか)い。
My eyes are red from lack of sleep.
彼(かれ)は血走(ちばし)った眼(まなこ)で相手(あいて)をにらみつけた。
He glared at his opponent with bloodshot eyes.

A somewhat literary or emphatic word for 'eye,' more evocative than the everyday 目(め). Appears in set expressions and descriptive writing.

Common collocations

  • 寝(ね)ぼけ眼(まなこ): sleepy, half-awake eyes
  • どんぐり眼(まなこ): round, wide eyes
  • 血走(ちばし)った眼(まなこ): bloodshot eyes (with intensity)

Similar words

  • 目(め): eye — the ordinary, neutral everyday word

Related Words

Compare: 目(め) (eye)
Related: 瞳(ひとみ) (pupil (of eye), eye)
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