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

  1. to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.)
  2. 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 89654 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

目的要素

もくてきようそ

target element