Word Meaning 目を剥く

めをむく me o muku

目を剥く is read as めをむく (me o muku) and means to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.).

Meaning

English

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.)
to goggle at

Reading

Kana

めをむく

Romaji

me o muku

Writing Variants

目をむく めをむく meomuku
目を剝く めをむく me o muku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 135324 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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目貼剥ぐ

めばりはぐ

removing the weather stripping in spring

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

目を見張る

めをみはる

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

目的論的証明

もくてきろんてきしょうめい

teleological argument

目的節

もくてきせつ

object clause

目的要素

もくてきようそ

target element