Word Meaning 目に入る

めにはいる me ni hairu

目に入る is read as めにはいる (me ni hairu) and means to catch sight of.

Meaning

English

  1. to catch sight of
  2. to come into view
  3. to happen to see

Reading

Kana

めにはいる

Romaji

me ni hairu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Synonyms 目に飛び込んで来る,目に留まる,目に触れる Related Words 見る,見える,目に付く,目撃する,目撃,眺める,垣間見る,遭遇 Proverb Rank 70141 Priority L

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.)

目を見張る

めをみはる

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

(an) appearance

目前

もくぜん

before one's very eyes

目安

めやす

rough estimate

目下

めした

subordinate

目上

めうえ

superior

目立つ

めだつ

to be conspicuous

目つき

めつき

look (in someone's eyes)

目の前

めのまえ

before one's eyes

目方

めかた

weight

Example Sentences

5

Why does it hurt when you get sweat in your eyes?

Everything that I saw was completely different from what I had expected.

Seeing these islands from the airplane, we thought that they were really beautiful.

The first thing that hits you is the bright red discount drugstore sign.

Right, I said, shivering at this recital as a man would who gets hysterical while taking a shower if a bit of soap stings his eye.