目めを開ひらく

expression, godan verb (-ku)

open one's eyes

Literal physical action of opening the eyelids. Can also be used metaphorically in contexts where someone becomes aware of something, but the core sense is physical.

• 朝あさ、目めを開ひらくとすぐに時計とけいを見みた。

  When I opened my eyes in the morning, I immediately looked at the clock.

• 赤あかちゃんがゆっくり目めを開ひらいた。

  The baby slowly opened its eyes.

expression, godan verb (-ku)

open one's eyes to the truth; awaken to; discover

Idiomatic use: to become aware of a new reality, truth, or way of thinking. Often implies a transformative realization.

• 彼かれの言こと葉ばで私わたしは真しん実じつに目めを開ひらいた。

  His words opened my eyes to the truth.

• 留りゅう学がくして、世せ界かいの広ひろさに目めを開ひらいた。

  Studying abroad opened my eyes to the vastness of the world.