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

to dazzle one's eyes
to hold one's gaze
to fascinate
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 Synonyms 脚光を浴びる,視線を浴びる,耳目を集める,人目に立つ,人目に付く,目立つ,目に立つ,目に付く Proverb ✓ Rank 64541 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

目を奪われる

めをうばわれる

to be captivated (visually)

目が合う

めがあう

for two people's eyes to meet

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