Word Meaning 目をとじる

めをとじる meotojiru

目をとじる is read as めをとじる (meotojiru) and means to die.

Meaning

English

  1. to die
  2. to breathe one's last
  3. to close one's eyes
  4. to lower one's eyelids
  5. to shut one's eyes

Reading

Kana

めをとじる

Romaji

meotojiru

Writing Variants

  • 目を閉じる めをとじる me o tojiru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 73227 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.)

(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

目白

めじろ

Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)

目茶目茶

めちゃめちゃ

very

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)

目黒

めぐろ

Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)