目まの当あたり

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

expression, adverb

before one's eyes; in person; up close

Used adverbially to describe witnessing something directly, often with a sense of immediacy. Commonly appears in the pattern 〜にする (to see/experience firsthand).

事じ故こを目まの当あたりにして、言こと葉ばを失うしなった。
I was speechless after witnessing the accident right before my eyes.

彼かれの成せい長ちょうを目まの当あたりにできて嬉うれしい。

I'm happy to have been able to see his growth firsthand.

Written forms

目まの当あたりUsage65%
Standard kanji spelling.
目まのあたりUsage21%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana-mixed form.
まのあたりUsage9%
目まの当あたりUsage5%
Variant spelling using 当り.
目まの辺あたり
Variant spelling using 辺り.
眼まの当あたり
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form with 眼.
眼まの当あたり
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form with 眼 and 当り.

Kanji

目eye, class, look
当hit, right, appropriate
辺environs, boundary, border
眼

Similar words

目もく前ぜん
目前 is more literal 'in front of one's eyes' and often used for physical proximity or imminent situations, while 目の当たり emphasizes the act of witnessing or experiencing directly.

Etymology

Compound of 目 (eye) and 当たり (hitting, contact), literally 'hitting the eye', expressing direct visual experience.

eyeball