Word Meaning 目玉

めだま medama

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

Meaning

English

  1. eyeball
  2. sunny-side up fried egg
  3. special program
  4. loss leader
  5. special feature
  6. centerpiece
  7. showpiece
  8. 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

Max. 12

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

5

Fried eggs are a morning staple.

Is it safe to eat a pig's eyeball?

I want to eat a fried egg and croissant.

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

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.