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    3. 目を見張る

    目を見張る

    目めを​見み張はる​

    to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.)

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    目を瞠る目をみはる目を見はる

    めをみはる

    Verb

    1.
    to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.), to be wide-eyed, to be amazed

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    Characters that make up this word

    目
    め・-め・ま-…(6)
    eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)
    Kanji
    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    張
    は.る・-は.り・-ば.り…(3)
    counter for bows & stringed instruments・stretch・spread・put up (tent)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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