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目印 (めじるし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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目め
印じるし
に
つけ
た
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I put a red ribbon on my umbrella as a mark so I could tell it was mine.
I wrote a small mark on the side of the box.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 目め 印じるし にする to use something as a landmark/guide
Please use that red roof as a landmark.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 目め 印じるし をつける to put a mark at a place
I put a mark on the road so I wouldn't get lost.
〈 物もの 〉 が 目め 印じるし になる for something to serve as a landmark
The big tree serves as a landmark around here.
目め 印じるし を 立た てる to set up a marker
They put up a marker flag at the construction site.
Related words 印 is a general word for any mark or symbol, while 目印 specifically refers to a mark used so something can be spotted or recognized.
標識 refers to an official posted sign like a road sign, whereas 目印 can be any casual mark or landmark someone uses for guidance.
ランドマーク is a borrowed word for a famous, large-scale landmark, while 目印 can be any small or ordinary marker used for finding one's way.
目印 is the native Japanese word for a sign or marker used to indicate a spot, while マーカー is the loanword often used for a physical marking object or device.
目印 is a mark deliberately placed for identification, while 目当て can be any natural landmark used for orientation.
Don't confuse with 目標 is written with the same kanji as 目印 but is read もくひょう and means 'goal' or 'target', a completely different meaning from 目印's 'identifying mark'.
目印 means a landmark or identifying mark, not a blindfold or screen, so it is easily confused with 目隠し due to the shared 目 kanji.
Written forms 目め 印じるし Usage 91%
Standard and common spelling for めじるし.
目め じるし Usage 8%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; understandable and attested, but less standard than 目印.
めじるし Usage 1%
目め 標じるし
Attested spelling for this reading, but in modern Japanese 目標 is normally read もくひょう and means 'goal' or 'target'; avoid this spelling for ordinary めじるし.
Etymology The standard spelling combines 目, associated with seeing or attention, and 印, 'mark' or 'sign.' This is a transparent spelling explanation rather than a precise historical derivation.