Word Meaning 目を向ける

めをむける me o mukeru

目を向ける is read as めをむける (me o mukeru) and means to shift one's attention to.

Meaning

English

to shift one's attention to
to shift one's focus on

Reading

Kana

めをむける

Romaji

me o mukeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 52289 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

批難の目を向ける

ひなんのめをむける

to regard someone with odium

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.)

目茶苦茶

めちゃくちゃ

disorderly

目当て

めあて

sight (on a firearm)

目処

めど

aim

目頭

まがしら

inner canthus

目指す

めざす

to go toward

目覚まし時計

めざましどけい

alarm clock

目薬

めぐすり

eye drops

目覚まし

めざまし

alarm clock

Example Sentences

本を選ぶときは、まず過去の偉大な作家たちの作品に目を向けるべきだ。

In one's reading, great writers of the past must be given the most attention.