Word Meaning 目玉

めだま medama

目玉 is read as めだま (medama) and means eyeball.

Meaning

English

eyeball
sunny-side up fried egg
special program
loss leader
special feature
centerpiece
showpiece
drawcard

Reading

Kana

めだま

Romaji

medama

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Synonyms 眼球,目の玉,目ん玉 Rank 2061 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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目の玉

めのたま

eyeball

目ん玉

めんたま

eyeballs

目玉商品

めだましょうひん

bargain goods

目玉番組

めだまばんぐみ

special-feature program

目玉クリップ

めだまくりっぷ

bulldog clip

目玉が飛び出る

めだまがとびでる

eye-popping

目の玉が飛び出る

めのたまがとびでる

eye-popping

目玉焼き

めだまやき

fried egg

大目玉

おおめだま

good scolding

お目玉

おめだま

scolding

グリグリ目玉

ぐりぐりめだま

big and round eyes

目玉企画

めだまきかく

special feature (e.g. in a magazine)

Example Sentences

目玉焼きが朝の定番。

Fried eggs are a morning staple.

豚の目玉って食べても大丈夫なの？

Is it safe to eat a pig's eyeball?

目玉焼きとクロワッサンが食べたいです。

I want to eat a fried egg and croissant.

学校サボって遊んでたのが親にバレちゃってさ、大目玉食らったよ。

My parents found out I ditched school to play, and they gave me a huge earful.

彼がパブロと結婚するつもりだと公に宣言したとき、彼の祖母は心臓が止まりそうになったし、彼の叔母は目玉が飛び出してしまいそうだった。でも彼の妹は鼻高々だった。

When he openly declared he would marry Pablo, he almost gave his grandmother a heart attack and made his aunt's eyes burst out of their sockets; however, his little sister beamed with pride.

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目玉焼き Medamayaki