Kanji · JLPT N5 · Level 9
目 eye
- Meaning
- eye
- On reading
- モク
- Kun reading
- め
Memory hook
An eye stood on its end with the pupil inside, turned ninety degrees. モク in compounds, め on its own.
Words that use 目
目
め
eye
一目
ひとめ
a glance
How to write 目
Stroke order · 5 strokes
1
2
3
4
5
- 1. The vertical on the left.
- 2. Horizontal across the top, then turn down on the right side.
- 3 to 4. The horizontal across the middle.
- 5. The horizontal across the bottom.
Stroke data from KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
General rules
- Top to bottom, left to right.
- Horizontal strokes before crossing vertical ones (十 = horizontal, then vertical).
- Outside before inside - but close a box last (口).
- A vertical that passes all the way through comes last (中).
- Left-falling diagonal before right-falling (大).
目 is taught on day 30 of the kanji course, alongside 耳 口 手 足, with two writing passes and a short quiz.