Word Meaning 目潰し

めつぶし metsubushi

目潰し is read as めつぶし (metsubushi) and means poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them.

Meaning

English

  1. poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
  2. sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone
  3. throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them

Reading

Kana

めつぶし

Romaji

metsubushi

Writing Variants

  • 目つぶし めつぶし metsubushi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 144723 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

面目を潰す

めんぼくをつぶす

to lose face

面目丸潰れ

めんぼくまるつぶれ

complete loss of face

目覚まし

めざまし

alarm clock

目白押し

めじろおし

packed with (activities, products, etc.)

目隠し

めかくし

concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

目に一丁字なし

めにいっていじなし

completely illiterate

(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