Word Meaning 目を瞑る

めをつぶる me o tsuburu

目を瞑る is read as めをつぶる (me o tsuburu) and means to die.

Meaning

English

  1. to die
  2. to shut one's eyes
  3. to close one's eyes
  4. to turn a blind eye (to)
  5. to close one's eyes (to)
  6. to pretend not to see
  7. to overlook

Reading

Kana

めをつぶる

Romaji

me o tsuburu

Writing Variants

  • 目をつぶる めをつぶる meotsuburu
  • 目をつむる めをつむる meotsumuru
  • 目を瞑る めをつむる me o tsumuru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Synonyms 逝く,永遠の眠りに就く,永久の眠りに就く,永眠する,お陀仏になる,帰らぬ人となる,消え入る,消える Rank 161476 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

瞑目合掌

めいもくがっしょう

closing one's eyes and joining one's hands together in prayer

瞑目

めいもく

closing one's eyes

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.)

(an) appearance

目茶苦茶

めちゃくちゃ

disorderly

目的

もくてき

purpose

目標

もくひょう

mark

目撃

もくげき

witnessing

目玉

めだま

eyeball

目的地

もくてきち

destination (one is heading towards)

目当て

めあて

sight (on a firearm)