目が無い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
目	無
め Grade: 1	な Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [me̞ɡa̠na̠i]

Adjective

目(め)が無(な)い • (me ga nai) -i (adverbial 目(め)が無(な)く (me ga naku))

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 目,‎ ない. without eyes
2. obsessed with something; enthusiastically loving something

   彼(かれ)は甘(あま)いものに目(め)がない

   kare wa amai mono ni me ga nai

   He is a sweet food maniac.

Inflection

• Use inflection of ない (nai, “no, not any”).