目

Meanings: eye On Readings: モク moku, ボク boku Kun Readings: め me Most Used Pronunciation: me JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 1 Kanji Part: 目 Stroke Number: 5

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Common jukugo
多目的 - た　もく　てき ta moku teki - multi-purpose; used for several purposes
一目惚れ - ひと　め　ぼれ hito me bore - love at first sight
注目 - ちゅう　もく chuu moku - attention, notice
目覚まし時計 - め　ざまし　ど　けい - Alarm clock

Useful Examples
Japanese: 今年の目的はなんですか？
Romaji: kotoshi no mokuteki wa nan desu ka?
English: What is your goal for this year?

Japanese: 左目を閉じてください。
Romaji: hidari me o tojite kudasai.
English: Please close your left eye.

Japanese: 東京はいくつ目の駅ですか？
Romaji: toukyou wa ikutsu me no eki desu ka?
English: How many stations until Tokyo?

Japanese: 彼の目は青いです。
Romaji: kare no me wa aoi desu.
English: His eyes are blue.

Japanese: 犬は暗い所でも目が見える。
Romaji: inu wa kurai tokoro de mo me ga mieru.
English: A dog can see in the dark.

Japanese: ジムは目覚めると、自分が部屋に１人なのに気がついた。
Romaji: jimu wa mezameru to, jibun ga heya ni hitori na no ni ki ga tsuita.
English: Jim awoke and found himself alone in the room.

Look alike kanji
白

Notes/Mnemonic
Think of a monster with three vertical eyes

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.