Word Meaning 目を離す

めをはなす me o hanasu

目を離す is read as めをはなす (me o hanasu) and means to take one's eyes off.

Meaning

English

to take one's eyes off

Reading

Kana

めをはなす

Romaji

me o hanasu

Writing Variants

目をはなす めをはなす meohanasu
目を放す めをはなす me o hanasu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 目を側める,目を背ける,目を逸らす Proverb ✓ Rank 39802 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

目が離せない

めがはなせない

unable to take one's eyes off of something

目指す

めざす

to go toward

目を通す

めをとおす

to scan

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

Example Sentences

私はトムから目を離すことができなかった。

I couldn't take my eyes off Tom.