Chinese

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red; scarlet; bare
red; scarlet; bare; naked
 
eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
 
simp. and trad.
(赤目)
alternative forms 刺目 (to envy)
anagram 目赤

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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赤目

  1. (literary) pinkeye; severe conjunctivitis
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) Cookeolus japonicus, a species of fish
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Verb

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赤目

  1. (Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to envy; to be envious; to be jealous
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Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 刺目 (“dazzling; glaring; offending to the eye; unsightly; etc.”).
(This term is a variant form of 刺目).

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あか
Grade: 1

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kun'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あか)() (akame

  1. (literally) red eye
  2. the Japanese lates (Lates japonicus), a species of fish

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アカメ.

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Yonaguni

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: 1

Etymology

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From (aga, red) +‎ (mi, eye), due to the fact that newborns were perceived as red. Cognate with Japanese 赤目 (akame, red eye).

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Noun

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赤目(あがみ) (agami

  1. child
  2. infant