Word Meaning 目が肥える

めがこえる me ga koeru

目が肥える is read as めがこえる (me ga koeru) and means to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.).

Meaning

English

to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.)
to be a connoisseur

Reading

Kana

めがこえる

Romaji

me ga koeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb ✓ Rank 90678 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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目を見張る

めをみはる

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

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.)

目標

もくひょう

mark

目撃

もくげき

witnessing

目盛り

めもり

gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.)

目隠し

めかくし

concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

目障り

めざわり

eyesore

目張り

めばり

putting on eyeliner (in theatre)

目結

めゆい

heraldic design of a square with a hole in the center

目的論的証明

もくてきろんてきしょうめい

teleological argument

目的節

もくてきせつ

object clause