目が回る (Megamawaru): to Be Dizzy, to Feel Faint

Meaning

English

to be dizzy
to feel faint
to feel giddy

Reading

Kana

めがまわる

Romaji

me ga mawaru

Writing Variants

目がまわる めがまわる megamawaru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms 目が舞う,目が眩う,目くるめく,目眩く,眩暈がする,目眩がする Proverb ✓ Rank 40662 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

目を回す

めをまわす

to be astounded

回目

かいめ

-nth time

目覚める

めざめる

to come to one's senses

目が覚める

めがさめる

to awaken (to the truth, etc.)

目を見張る

めをみはる

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

目当て

めあて

sight (on a firearm)

目頭

めがしら

inner canthus

目指す

めざす

to go toward

目覚まし時計

めざましどけい

alarm clock

目薬

めぐすり

eye drops

目覚まし

めざまし

alarm clock

Example Sentences

4

目が回るほど忙しいよ。

I'm frantic!

目が回るくらい忙しいんだよね。

I'm really quite busy, you know.

ここ2ケ月、目が回るほど忙しかった。

I've been as busy as a bee for the past two months.

ここのところ目が回るほど仕事が忙しくて、ビデオを見る暇もない。

I'm so busy these days it makes my head spin. I don't even have time to watch a video.

Word Meaning 目が回る