Word Meaning 鵜の目鷹の目

うのめたかのめ u no metaka no me

鵜の目鷹の目 is read as うのめたかのめ (u no metaka no me) and means eyes of a predator.

Meaning

English

  1. eyes of a predator
  2. keen eyes
  3. eyes of a cormorant, eyes of a hawk

Reading

Kana

うのめたかのめ

Romaji

u no metaka no me

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 54 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 159499 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

面目

めんぼく

appearance

名目

めいもく

(under the) pretext (of)

人目

ひとめ

(public) notice

科目

かもく

(school) subject

(an) appearance

効き目

ききめ

one's dominant eye

耳目

じもく

eyes and ears

項目

こうもく

headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.)

縫い目

ぬいめ

seam

種目

しゅもく

item

品目

ひんもく

item

Example Sentences

1

He was looking for it like a hunting dog.