Word Meaning 目を奪う

めをうばう me o ubau

目を奪う is read as めをうばう (me o ubau) and means to dazzle one's eyes.

Meaning

English

  1. to dazzle one's eyes
  2. to hold one's gaze
  3. to fascinate
  4. to captivate

Reading

Kana

めをうばう

Romaji

me o ubau

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 64436 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

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目を奪われる

めをうばわれる

to be captivated (visually)

目的にかなう

もくてきにかなう

to serve one's aim

目標

もくひょう

mark

目撃

もくげき

witnessing

目盛

めもり

gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.)

目紛しい

めまぐるしい

dizzying (speed, changes, etc.)

目結

めゆい

heraldic design of a square with a hole in the center

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

目張

めばる

black rockfish (Sebastes inermis)

目的要素

もくてきようそ

target element

目標設定

もくひょうせってい

goal setting