Word Meaning 目をかける

めをかける meokakeru

目をかける is read as めをかける (meokakeru) and means to gaze at.

Meaning

English

to gaze at
to stare at
to set one's eyes on
to look after
to take care (of)
to favor
to favour
to be partial to

Reading

Kana

めをかける

Romaji

meokakeru

Writing Variants

目を掛ける めをかける me o kakeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb ✓ Rank 73971 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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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.)

目

め

(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