Word Meaning 目星が付く

めぼしがつく meboshi ga tsuku

目星が付く is read as めぼしがつく (meboshi ga tsuku) and means to figure out.

Meaning

English

  1. to figure out
  2. to get an idea

Reading

Kana

めぼしがつく

Romaji

meboshi ga tsuku

Writing Variants

  • 目星がつく めぼしがつく meboshigatsuku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 64767 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

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目星

めぼし

objective

星目

せいもく

nine-stone handicap (with black stones placed on the star points)

大目付

おおめつけ

(government) inspector-general (Edo period)

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)