Word Meaning 目を白黒させる

めをしろくろさせる me o shirokurosaseru

目を白黒させる is read as めをしろくろさせる (me o shirokurosaseru) and means to dart one's eyes about.

Meaning

English

to dart one's eyes about
to be surprised
to be bewildered
to be confused
to be flustered

Reading

Kana

めをしろくろさせる

Romaji

me o shirokurosaseru

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 118262 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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黒縁目白

くろへりめじろ

copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus, only member of Carcharhinus found mostly at temperate latitudes)

目白

めじろ

Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)

目黒

めぐろ

Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)

目白大学

めじろだいがく

Mejiro University

目の黒いうち

めのくろいうち

while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)

目が黒いうち

めがくろいうち

while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)

白い目で見る

しろいめでみる

to look coldly at

白黒をつける

しろくろをつける

to determine whether something is right or wrong

目白押し

めじろおし

packed with (activities, products, etc.)

目白大学短期大学部

めじろだいがくたんきだいがくぶ

Mejiro University College

目黒区美術館

めぐろくびじゅつかん

Meguro Museum of Art

秋刀魚は目黒に限る

さんまはめぐろにかぎる

Pacific saury is only good if it's from Meguro