Meanings
Noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision
3. look; stare; gaze; glance
4. notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
5. an experience
6. viewpoint
7. discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
8. appearance
9. chance to succeed; possibility
10. spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
11. grain (of wood)
12. eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
13. intersection (on a go board); square (on a chess board)
14. dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
15. graduation; division (of a scale)
16. tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
Suffix
17. ordinal number suffix
18. somewhat; -ish
after adj. stem
19. point (e.g. of change)
following -masu stem
Kanji used
eyeball
Pitch accent
Top 3100
Used in vocabulary (46 in total)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
golden eyes (of a cat, etc.); splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
one eye; one of one's eyes
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
steel-blue eyes (e.g. of a cat); silver eye (species of beardfish, Polymixia japonica)
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
having poor eyesight
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
eye doctor; oculist; ophthalmologist
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
eye mucus; eye discharge; sleep
cat's-eye (semiprecious stone)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
blue eyes; a Westerner
tigereye; tiger's-eye
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
conjunctivitis; pink eye; epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
swordfish (Xiphias gladius); broadbill
swordfish (Xiphias gladius); broadbill
Examples (9 in total)
Your eyes remind me of stars.
He was blind from birth.
You should get your eyes checked.