also: めからウロコのおちる
expression, noun-modifying (irregular)
revelatory; eye-opening
Idiomatic expression used prenominally to describe something that suddenly makes one see the truth, as if scales fell from one's eyes. Often modifies nouns like 思い, 体験, or 話.
See also: 目から鱗が落ちる
That book was a revelatory experience for me.
彼の説明は目から鱗の落ちるような話だった。
His explanation was an eye-opening story.
Standard kanji spelling for the idiomatic expression.
Katakana variant of 鱗; common in casual writing.
Hiragana variant of 鱗; used when avoiding kanji.
From the biblical phrase 'scales fell from his eyes' (Acts 9:18), adapted into Japanese as an idiom for sudden realization.