A small hole reinforced with stitching or a metal ring, used in sewing, crafts, and clothing.
This blouse has eyelets so you can thread a ribbon through.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; commonly seen in sewing contexts.
Compound of 鳩 (hato, 'pigeon') and 目 (me, 'eye'), likely from the resemblance of the stitched hole to a pigeon's eye.