Word Meaning 目から鱗

めからうろこ mekarauroko

目から鱗 is read as めからうろこ (mekarauroko) and means seeing the light.

Meaning

English

  1. seeing the light
  2. being awakened to the truth
  3. having the scales fall from one's eyes

Reading

Kana

めからうろこ

Romaji

mekarauroko

Writing Variants

  • 目からうろこ めからうろこ mekarauroko
  • 目からウロコ めからうろこ mekarauroko

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

有鱗目

ゆうりんもく

Pholidota (order of pangolins)

鱗翅目

りんしもく

Lepidoptera

(an) appearance

目茶苦茶

めちゃくちゃ

disorderly

目的

もくてき

purpose

目標

もくひょう

mark

目撃

もくげき

witnessing

目玉

めだま

eyeball

目的地

もくてきち

destination (one is heading towards)

目当て

めあて

sight (on a firearm)

Example Sentences

2

I can see the light.

When I heard my teacher's illuminating explanation, it was as though a blindfold was stripped from my eyes.