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目 — eye (JLPT N5 kanji)

eye

 

5 strokesgrade 1 (Japan)JLPT N5very common

Stroke order

Readings

On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)

Meanings

eye

Words with 目

eye

Appears in these kanji

see; lookroad; waybuy
self
mutual; appearance
member; employee
present; appear
topic; title
neck; head
territory; control
prefecture
resources
side
straight; fix
put; place
true; real
expense
rule; standard

Do not confuse with

day; sunmoon; monthwhite
self
shellfish; shell

In the vocabulary

This is an eye.

How to remember it

Imagine an eye turned upright. The outer frame and two inner lines make it look different from 日, which has only one inner line.