Word Meaning 目障り

めざわり mezawari

目障り is read as めざわり (mezawari) and means eyesore.

Meaning

English

eyesore
unpleasant sight
obstructing a view

Reading

Kana

めざわり

Romaji

mezawari

Writing Variants

目ざわり めざわり mezawari

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 18950 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

障子に目あり

しょうじにめあり

walls have ears

壁に耳あり障子に目あり

かべにみみありしょうじにめあり

walls have ears

目盛り

めもり

gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.)

目張り

めばり

putting on eyeliner (in theatre)

目減り

めべり

decrease (in value)

目配り

めくばり

being watchful

目標

もくひょう

mark

目撃

もくげき

witnessing

目隠し

めかくし

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

目結

めゆい

heraldic design of a square with a hole in the center

目的論的証明

もくてきろんてきしょうめい

teleological argument

目的節

もくてきせつ

object clause

Example Sentences

実に目障りだな。

It's really an eyesore.

テメー、目障りなんだよ。

Oi you! Get out of my sight!

ぼくの家は目障りだったけれど、小さな目障りだったから、見逃されていた。

My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked.