垂れ目

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
垂	目
た Grade: 6	め Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative forms edit

垂目 (less common)
タレ目 (eye dialect, common in manga)

Etymology edit

Compound of 垂れ (tare, “drooping”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 垂れる tareru, “to droop, to hang down”) +‎ 目 (me, “eye”).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) たれめ [tàrémé] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[4]
(Tokyo) たれめ [tàréméꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[2]^[4]
IPA^(key): [ta̠ɾe̞me̞]

Noun edit

垂(た)れ目(め) • (tareme)

drooping or droopy eyes; eyes that turn downwards at the outer edge

Synonyms edit

下(さ)がり目(め) (sagarime)

References edit

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-3] Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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