Word Meaning 目をこらす

めをこらす meokorasu

目をこらす is read as めをこらす (meokorasu) and means to strain one's eyes.

Meaning

English

to strain one's eyes
to look closely
to stare at

Reading

Kana

めをこらす

Romaji

meokorasu

Writing Variants

目を凝らす めをこらす me o korasu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Synonyms 凝視する,瞳を凝らす,瞳を据える,見定める,見詰める,見つめる,目を据える Related Words 注視する Proverb ✓ Rank 73223 Priority L

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