Word Meaning 目に余る

めにあまる me ni amaru

目に余る is read as めにあまる (me ni amaru) and means to be intolerable.

Meaning

English

  1. to be intolerable
  2. to be unpardonable

Reading

Kana

めにあまる

Romaji

me ni amaru

Writing Variants

  • 目にあまる めにあまる meniamaru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb Rank 96217 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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人目に余る

ひとめにあまる

to be too prominent

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.)

目茶苦茶

めちゃくちゃ

disorderly

目当て

めあて

sight (on a firearm)

目処

めど

aim

目頭

まがしら

inner canthus

目次

もくじ

table of contents

目指す

めざす

to go toward

目薬

めぐすり

eye drops

目覚まし

めざまし

alarm clock