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お目に留まる (おめにとまる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-ru)
to catch someone's eye ; to be noticed ; to be recognized
Polite expression often used when someone of higher status or importance notices or recognizes something or someone. Implies a favorable or noteworthy attention.
作さく
品ひん
が
審しん
査さ
員いん
の
お
目め
に
留と
まれ
ば
いい
の
です
が
。
I hope this work will be noticed by the judges.
Written forms お 目め に 留と まる
Standard polite expression using お + 目 + に + 留まる.
お 目め にとまる
Kana variant of 留まる; less common but still used.
Etymology Polite form of 目に留まる (to catch one's eye), formed by adding the honorific prefix お (御) to 目 (eye). The verb 留まる means 'to stop' or 'to stay', so the phrase literally means 'to stop in one's eye', i.e., to be noticed.
