瞄
take aim at, look at
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Readings
On'yomi
- ビョウ
Kun'yomi
- み.つめる
Meaning
瞄 centers on directing one's gaze with intent: taking aim at a target or looking at something with focused attention.
Study
Etymology
瞄 combines 目 (eye) with 苗, which likely contributes the sound ビョウ and helps express the idea of aiming or looking.
Meaning mnemonic
The eye 目 focuses on a seedling 苗 in the distance, taking careful aim before looking closer.
Reading mnemonic
For ビョウ, imagine aiming at a target shaped like a 秒 (びょう, second) hand on a clock: 秒 -> ビョウ, and your eye locks onto it.