目配り|めくばりmekubari[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbeing watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 目配りする(めくばりする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 目配りします(めくばりします) |
| Negative (nai) | 目配りしない(めくばりしない) |
| polite (masen) | 目配りしません(めくばりしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 目配りせず・目配りせぬ(めくばりせず・めくばりせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 目配りした(めくばりした) |
| polite (mashita) | 目配りしました(めくばりしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 目配りしなかった(めくばりしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 目配りしませんでした(めくばりしませんでした) |
| Te form | 目配りして(めくばりして) |
| Potential | 目配りできる(めくばりできる) |
| Passive | 目配りされる(めくばりされる) |
| Causative | 目配りさせる(めくばりさせる) |
| Causative passive | 目配りさせられる(めくばりさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 目配りすれば(めくばりすれば) |
| tara | 目配りしたら(めくばりしたら) |
| Volitional | 目配りしよう(めくばりしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 目配りしましょう(めくばりしましょう) |
| Imperative | 目配りしろ(めくばりしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related見回すみまわすNeutralNeutral. Means sweeping your gaze around to look over your surroundings; 「目配り」 is about staying alert and watching over every side.
- Related眺め回すながめまわすNeutralNeutral. Means gazing around and taking in the state of things or the scenery; 「目配り」 stresses watchful attention and keeping an eye on things.
- Related四顧しこWrittenWritten/formal prose. Looking around in all four directions; can also mean the vicinity. Rare in modern Japanese.
- Related四望WrittenWritten/formal prose. Gazing out toward all four directions; used very rarely. 「目配り」 stresses watchful care.
To look around your surroundings, use 「見回す」; for staying watchful and covering every side, use 「目配り」, often as 「目配りが利く」, much like 「気配り」. 「眺め回す」 is for gazing about; 「四顧」 and 「四望」 are rare written words for looking in all directions.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


