Word Meaning 目鯛

めだい medai

目鯛 is read as めだい (medai) and means Pacific barrelfish (Hyperoglyphe japonica).

Meaning

English

  1. Pacific barrelfish (Hyperoglyphe japonica)

Reading

Kana

めだい

Romaji

medai

Writing Variants

  • 眼鯛 めだい medai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 141813 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

金目鯛

きんめだい

splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)

銀目鯛

ぎんめだい

silver eye (species of beardfish, Polymixia japonica)

目標

もくひょう

mark

目撃

もくげき

witnessing

目盛り

めもり

gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.)

目隠し

めかくし

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

目障り

めざわり

eyesore

目張り

めばり

putting on eyeliner (in theatre)

目結

めゆい

heraldic design of a square with a hole in the center

目を見張る

めをみはる

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.)

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