"目木" meaning in Japanese

See 目木 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [me̞ɡʲi] Forms: 目木 [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), 目木 [canonical] (ruby: 目木(メギ)), megi [romanization]
Etymology: From 目 (me, “eye”) + 木 (ki, “tree”). Etymology templates: {{af|ja|目|木|t1=eye|t2=tree|tr1=me|tr2=ki}} 目 (me, “eye”) + 木 (ki, “tree”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|めぎ|メギ}} 目(め)木(ぎ) or 目木(メギ) • (megi)
  1. Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) Wikipedia link: ja:メギ Synonyms: 鎧通し
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Download raw JSONL data for 目木 meaning in Japanese (1.5kB)

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