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いい目が出る (いいめがでる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

いい目めが出でる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

get a lucky dice roll

Literal use in dice games; 目 refers to the pips on a die.

すごろくでいい目めが出でて、一いっ気きにゴールに近ちかづいた。
I got a lucky roll in sugoroku and got much closer to the goal.

2

expression, ichidan verb

get what one hoped for; have fortune smile upon one

Figurative extension of the dice sense; used when things turn out favorably by chance.

今日きょうはいい目めが出でて、抽ちゅう選せんで旅りょ行こう券けんが当あたった。
Fortune smiled on me today; I won a travel voucher in the raffle.

Written forms

いい目めが出でる
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
良いい目めが出でる
More formal or literary variant using 良い.
いい目めがでる
Kana spelling of 出る; common in casual writing.

Kanji

目eye, class, look
出exit, leave, go out
良good, pleasing, skilled

Similar words

運うんがいい
運がいい describes a general state of being lucky, while いい目が出る focuses on a specific lucky outcome, often with a nuance of chance like a dice roll.

Etymology

From いい (good) + 目 (pips on a die) + が出る (to come out). Originally a dice-gambling phrase, now used figuratively for any lucky break.