Word Meaning 目をつぶる

めをつぶる meotsuburu

目をつぶる is read as めをつぶる (meotsuburu) and means to die.

Meaning

English

to die
to shut one's eyes
to close one's eyes
to turn a blind eye (to)
to close one's eyes (to)
to pretend not to see
to overlook

Reading

Kana

めをつぶる

Romaji

meotsuburu

Writing Variants

目を瞑る めをつぶる me o tsuburu
目を瞑る めをつむる me o tsumuru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

め

(an) appearance

目前

もくぜん

before one's very eyes

目安

めやす

rough estimate

目下

めした

subordinate

目上

めうえ

superior

目立つ

めだつ

to be conspicuous

目つき

めつき

look (in someone's eyes)

目の前

めのまえ

before one's eyes

目方

めかた

weight