Word Meaning 目を覆う

めをおおう me o oou

目を覆う is read as めをおおう (me o oou) and means to avert one's eyes.

Meaning

English

to avert one's eyes
to avoid looking straight at something
to cover one's eyes

Reading

Kana

めをおおう

Romaji

me o oou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 96293 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

目標言語

もくひょうげんご

target language