め・目・眼me[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouneye; eyeball
   彼女かのじょはきれいな目めをしている。↗

   She has beautiful eyes.
2. nouneyesight; sight; vision
   ヘレン・ケラーは目めと耳みみと口くちが不自由ふじゆうだった。↗

   Helen Keller was blind, deaf and mute.
3. nounlook; stare; gaze; glance
   彼かれは崇拝すうはいの眼めで彼女かのじょを眺ながめた。↗

   He regarded her with worship in his eyes.
4. nounnotice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
5. nounan experience
6. nounviewpoint
7. noundiscrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
8. noun(an) appearance
9. nounchance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
10. nounspacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
11. noungrain (of wood, paper)
12. nouneye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
13. nounintersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
14. noundot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
15. noungraduation; division (of a scale)
16. nountooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
17. suffixordinal number suffix
    ２つ目めの角かどを右みぎに曲まがりなさい。↗

    Turn right at the second corner.
18. suffixsomewhat; -ishafter adjective stem
19. suffixpoint (e.g. of change)after -masu stem of verb
20. noun, goeye (empty space inside a group of stones)

• Synonym眼まなこWrittenRead 「まなこ」, this is a literary, written word for the eye or eyeball, seen in 「寝ぼけ眼」; in daily speech say 「目」.
• Synonym目玉めだまNeutralMeans the eyeball, but also figuratively a headline attraction or draw, as in 「目玉商品」; 「目」 has no such highlight sense.
• Synonym眼球がんきゅうWrittenA written, medical term for the eyeball as an organ; in everyday speech use 「目玉」 or 「目」.
• Related眼力がんりきWrittenThe ability to tell what is genuine or good, as in 「眼力がある」; it can also mean eyesight.
• Related視覚しかくNeutralThe sense of sight itself, used in physiology, psychology and design, as in 「視覚情報」; it does not refer to the organ.
• Related視力しりょくNeutralHow clearly one can see, as in 「視力検査」; colloquially 「目が悪い」 also expresses poor vision.
• Related眼識がんしきWrittenA written word for a discerning eye that judges quality and authenticity; in everyday speech say 「見る目がある」.

For the eye, 「目」 is the default. Use 「眼球」 for the organ, 「視力」 for how well you see, 「視覚」 for the sense of sight, 「眼力」 for a discerning eye, and 「目玉」 for a headline attraction.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （め）視覚しかくをつかさどる感覚器かんかくき。
2. （め） 1.に似にた形状けいじょうのもの。
3. （め）動詞どうしの連用形れんようけいに付ついて、そのような状態じょうたいにあることを示しめす。
4. （さかん　歴史れきし）律令りつりょう四よん等とう官制かんせい下かにおける国司こくしの第だい４官かん。
5. （め）順番じゅんばんを表あらわす。
6. （め）形容詞けいようしの語幹ごかんに付ついて、そのような性質せいしつや傾向けいこうを持もつことを示しめす。