Entry

  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending

    to apply eyedrops

    一生懸命指でまぶたを広げて目薬を差しました。
    With great effort I held his eyelids open with my fingers and dropped in the eye medicine.

Also written 目薬を点す【めぐすりをさす】、目薬を注す【めぐすりをさす】

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Characters in this word

3
目
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

Kun
め-めま-
On
モクボク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
76 of 2500
Radical
目 eye

Built from

目

Used in names as

さかんさがんさっかさつか

Words starting with 目Words ending in 目Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
5c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.1Four corner code
3979deroo
76eeUnicode hex code
1-44-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3127Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3906New Nelson (John Haig)
3043New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3777Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1927Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
15Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
191Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
22Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23105Morohashi
72A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
55Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25sakade
75Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
30henshall3
48Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
91crowley
168Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1376Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
15Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
薬
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit

Kun
くすり
On
ヤク
Strokes
16
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
702 of 2500
Radical
艸 grass

Built from

日木冫艾

Used in names as

み

Words starting with 薬Words ending in 薬Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-13SKIP code
3k13.15The Kanji Dictionary
4490.4Four corner code
1964deroo
85acUnicode hex code
1-44-84JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4074Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5224New Nelson (John Haig)
2375New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3011Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1539Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2100Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1736Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1873Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
541A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2568Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
323Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
32188PXMorohashi
398A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
359Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
360Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
521sakade
247Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
420henshall3
439Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
315Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.6busy_people
672Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1752Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yao4Pinyin reading
yagKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
差
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance

Kun
さ.すさ.し
On
サ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
449 of 2500
Radical
工 work

Built from

ノ王工并羊
Words starting with 差Words ending in 差Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
3-7-3, 2-2-8, 2-3-7, 2-6-4SKIP code
2o8.4The Kanji Dictionary
8021.1Four corner code
972deroo
5deeUnicode hex code
1-26-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3662Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1537New Nelson (John Haig)
3311New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4104Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2082Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2821Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
554Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
593Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
614A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1164Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
662Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8732Morohashi
482A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
658Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
669Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
399sakade
492Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
508henshall3
544Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
674Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
553Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
560Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chai1, cha1, cha4, ci1Pinyin reading
cha, chiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)