Word Meaning 目が離せない

めがはなせない me ga hanasenai

目が離せない is read as めがはなせない (me ga hanasenai) and means unable to take one's eyes off of something.

Meaning

English

  1. unable to take one's eyes off of something
  2. having to keep a watchful eye on

Reading

Kana

めがはなせない

Romaji

me ga hanasenai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 注目する,目を引く,注目を集める,注目される,注目を浴びる,惹きつける,一挙手一投足 Proverb Rank 41678 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

目まぐるしい

めまぐるしい

dizzying (speed, changes, etc.)

目新しい

めあたらしい

original

目的のためには手段を選ばない

もくてきのためにはしゅだんをえらばない

to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end

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

Example Sentences

1

I can't take my eyes off her.