Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 目隠し(めかくし) in Japanese

目隠し
Kana Reading
めかくし
Romaji
mekakushi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; blinker; eye bandage
    Example sentence
    「隆ちゃん見えな～い～」「目隠ししてるんだから当然だ」 Ryu, I can't seeee! "Naturally, that's because I'm covering your eyes."
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
    Example sentence
    詐欺師は新たに人をだますまえに、目隠し、すなわち、人をだますテクニックを磨く。 A confidence man polishes his "hood winking" or "eye-washing" techniques before bilking a new victim.

Examples of 目隠し, めかくし in a sentence

Kanji in this word

隠 JLPT 1

14 strokes

conceal, hide, cover

On'Yomi: イン, オン

Kun'Yomi: かく.す, かく.し, かく.れる, かか.す, よ.る

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目 JLPT 5

5 strokes

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

On'Yomi: モク, ボク

Kun'Yomi: め, -め, ま-

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