Word Meaning 目がとまる

めがとまる megatomaru

目がとまる is read as めがとまる (megatomaru) and means to have one's eye caught on something.

Meaning

English

to have one's eye caught on something
to have one's attention drawn to something

Reading

Kana

めがとまる

Romaji

megatomaru

Writing Variants

目が留まる めがとまる me ga tomaru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb ✓ Rank 73967 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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目覚める

めざめる

to come to one's senses

目が覚める

めがさめる

to awaken (to the truth, etc.)

目を見張る

めをみはる

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.)

目

め

(an) appearance

目前

もくぜん

before one's very eyes

目安

めやす

rough estimate

目下

めした

subordinate

目上

めうえ

superior

目立つ

めだつ

to be conspicuous

目つき

めつき

look (in someone's eyes)

目の前

めのまえ

before one's eyes

目方

めかた

weight