目尻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
目 尻
め
Grade: 1 		しり > じり
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
眥

Pronunciation

Noun

目(め)尻(じり) • (mejiri) 

  1. corner of the eye; outer canthus
    目尻(めじり)のしわ ― mejiri no shiwa ― wrinkles near the corners of the eyes

Idiom

  • 目(め)尻(じり)を下(さ)げる (mejiri o sageru, “to look happy, to look pleased”)

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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