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欲に目がくらむ (よくにめがくらむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

欲よくに目めがくらむ

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-mu)

be blinded by greed

Describes losing sound judgment because of strong desire for money, possessions, or advantage.

欲よくに目めがくらんで、詐さ欺ぎに引ひっかかってしまった。
Blinded by greed, I fell for a scam.
彼かれは欲よくに目めがくらみ、会かい社しゃの金かねを使

つか

い

込こ

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Blinded by greed, he embezzled company funds.

Written forms

欲よくに目めがくらむ
Standard spelling using the common kanji 欲 for greed.
欲よくに目めが眩くらむ
Uses the kanji 眩 for 'dazzled/blinded'; less common but still seen.

Kanji

欲longing, covetousness, greed
目eye, class, look
眩faint, dizzy

Similar words

目めがくらむ
Literally 'to be dazzled/blinded'; 欲に目がくらむ specifies the cause as greed.

Etymology

Phrase composed of 欲 (greed) + に (particle) + 目がくらむ (to be dazzled/blinded). The expression figuratively extends physical blinding to moral or judgmental blindness caused by greed.