針孔めど

noun

eye of a needle

Refers to the small hole at the end of a sewing needle through which thread passes.

• 針め孔どに糸いとを通とおすのは難むずかしい。

  It's difficult to thread a needle.

noun

hole

Only with reading めど

Dialectal use meaning 'hole'; restricted to the reading めど. Not standard Japanese.

See also: 穴 (あな)

• 方ほう言げんで「めど」は穴あなを意い味みすることがある。

  In some dialects, めど means a hole.