眼まなこ

noun

eye; eyeball

A somewhat literary or elevated word for the eye; everyday Japanese normally uses 目. Also appears naturally in expressions such as 寝ぼけまなこ.

• 赤あかん坊ぼうは大おおきなまなこで母はは親おやを見みつめた。

  The baby gazed at its mother with big eyes.

• 彼かれは寝ねぼけまなこで台だい所どころに入はいってきた。

  He came into the kitchen with sleepy eyes.

noun

pupil and dark iris

Archaic use referring specifically to the dark central part of the eye, rather than the eye as a whole.

• 古ふるい文ぶんでは、「まなこ」が黒くろ目めの部ぶ分ぶんを指さすことがある。

  In old texts, manako can refer to the dark part of the eye.

noun

insight; perceptivity; power of observation

Archaic figurative use for the ability to see through things or perceive their nature.

• 古こ語ごでは、「まなこ」が物もの事ごとを見み抜ぬく力ちからを表あらわすこともある。

  In classical usage, manako can also mean the ability to see through things.

noun

look; field of vision

Archaic extension from the physical eye to one's gaze or the range of what one can see.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、「まなこ」が視し線せんや視し界かいを意い味みする場ば合あいがある。

  In old writings, manako may mean one's gaze or field of vision.

noun

core; center; essence

Archaic figurative use for the central or essential part of something.

• 古こ語ごの注ちゅう釈しゃくでは、「まなこ」を物もの事ごとの中ちゅう心しんや本ほん質しつと説せつ明めいすることがある。

  In notes on classical language, manako is sometimes explained as the center or essence of something.