目配り|めくばりmekubari[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 周囲しゅういに注意ちゅういを払はらい、気きをつけながら見守みまもること。
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