Word Meaning 目の敵にする

めのかたきにする me no katakinisuru

目の敵にする is read as めのかたきにする (me no katakinisuru) and means to hate the very sight of.

Meaning

English

to hate the very sight of
to hold a grudge against
to treat like an enemy
to bear constant enmity
to be gunning for
to have it in for

Reading

Kana

めのかたきにする

Romaji

me no katakinisuru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 75133 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

目の敵

めのかたき

enemy

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