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Kotomora

睨

glaring at, authority, power, scowl at

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ゲイ

Kun'yomi

  • にら.む
  • にら.み

Meaning

睨 centers on an intense, authoritative stare: glaring at someone with power, scowling, or looking sharply to assert dominance.

Most common words using 睨

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  • 睨むにらむ
    N2

    to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at

  • 睨めっこにらめっこ

    staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first

  • 睨みにらみ

    glare; sharp look

  • 睨めるねめる

    to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at

  • 両睨みりょうにらみ

    keeping a close watch on both sides; keeping an eye on two things at the same time

  • 八方睨みはっぽうにらみ

    staring at or watching all sides

  • 睥睨へいげい

    glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at

  • 睨まれるにらまれる

    to have an eye kept on one; to be watched

  • 睨みが利くにらみがきく

    to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)

  • 睨みつけるにらみつける

    to glare at; to scowl at

  • 睨みをきかすにらみをきかす

    to exercise one's authority (over); to influence

  • 睨みをきかせるにらみをきかせる

    to exercise one's authority (over); to influence

  • 睨み倒すにらみたおす

    to stare someone down; to outstare

  • 睨み合うにらみあう

    to glare at each other

  • 睨み据えるにらみすえる

    to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare

  • 睨み返すにらみかえす

    to stare back (at); to glare back

  • 睨め付けるねめつける

    to glare at; to scowl at

  • 睨め回すねめまわす

    to glare around

  • 睨め競にらめくら

    staring contest

  • 親睨おやにらみ

    aucha perch (Coreoperca kawamebari)

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Study

Etymology

睨 combines 目 (eye) with 兒, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a child's direct, unblinking stare. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The eye 目 on the left and the child-like shape 兒 on the right suggest a wide, unblinking stare. Picture a child fixing you with an intense, authoritative glare that feels like a scowl.

Reading mnemonic

For ゲイ, imagine a glaring guard at a gate: gate -> ゲイ, and their powerful stare stops you in your tracks.