Word Meaning 目が点になる

めがてんになる me ga tenninaru

目が点になる is read as めがてんになる (me ga tenninaru) and means to be stunned.

Meaning

English

  1. to be stunned
  2. to be surprised
  3. one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)

Reading

Kana

めがてんになる

Romaji

me ga tenninaru

Writing Variants

  • 目がテンになる めがてんになる megatenninaru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 49789 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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目茶苦茶

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目当て

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目処

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目頭

まがしら

inner canthus

目次

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目指す

めざす

to go toward

目薬

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eye drops

目覚まし

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alarm clock