Word Meaning 目刺

めざし mezashi

目刺 is read as めざし (mezashi) and means dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets).

Meaning

English

  1. dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)

Reading

Kana

めざし

Romaji

mezashi

Writing Variants

  • 目刺し めざし mezashi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 103244 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

目的

もくてき

purpose

目玉

めだま

eyeball

目的地

もくてきち

destination (one is heading towards)

目録

もくろく

certificate indicating an impending gift

目玉商品

めだましょうひん

bargain goods

目印

めじるし

trademark

目測

もくそく

eye measurement

目減り

めべり

decrease (in value)

目線

めせん

line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

目算

もくさん

rough estimate

目的意識

もくてきいしき

sense of purpose

目鼻

めはな

eyes and nose