EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun

    mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign

    彼女は自分の傘に赤いリボンで目印を付けた。
    She put a red ribbon on her umbrella as a mark.
  2. landmark; guide

  3. trademark

    ArchaicEdo-period term

Also written 目標【めじるし】、目じるし【めじるし】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
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
eye
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

さかん、さがん、さっか、さつか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
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)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India

Kun
しるし、-じるし、しる.す
On
イン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
682 of 2500
Radical
seal
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-2, 1-3-2SKIP code
2e4.1The Kanji Dictionary
7772.0Four corner code
2644deroo
5370Unicode hex code
1-16-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
102Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
630New Nelson (John Haig)
828New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1023Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
554Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
733Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1425Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1530Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
720A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
260Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
801Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2848Morohashi
425A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1043Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1086Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
348sakade
384Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
448henshall3
462Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1136Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
251Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1437Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin4Pinyin reading
inKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level