Word Meaning 八目

やつめ yatsume

八目 is read as やつめ (yatsume) and means (of a fabric) having a loose knit.

Meaning

English

(of a fabric) having a loose knit
eight-holed arrow whistle
eighth (place, position, etc.)
lamprey
having eight eyes
having many eyes

Reading

Kana

やつめ

Romaji

yatsume

Writing Variants

八つ目 やつめ yatsume

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 70687 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

八十日目

やっとかめ

a long time (since the last time)

八分目

はちぶめ

eight-tenths

シベリア八目

しべりあやつめ

Siberian brook lamprey (Lethenteron kessleri)

川八目

かわやつめ

Arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum)

岡目八目

おかめはちもく

bystander's vantage point

砂八目

すなやつめ

Far Eastern brook lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri)

袋八目

ふくろやつめ

pouched lamprey (Geotria australis)

腹八分目

はらはちぶんめ

being moderate in eating

目八分

めはちぶん

about eight-tenths full

腹八分目に医者いらず

はらはちぶんめにいしゃいらず

eating moderately keeps the doctor away

八百屋

やおや

greengrocer

八重

やえ

multilayered

Example Sentences

彼女が彼に惚れてるのは岡目八目疑いのないところだよ。

As a disinterested third-party, I can declare that she secretly loves him.

傍目八目という言葉があるように一度協会から離れて、日本サッカーをみて頂きたい。

Like the saying that things are seen clearest from outside I wish he'd leave the association for a time and take a look at Japanese soccer.