まなざし

Japanese

Alternative spellings
眼差し 眼差 目指 眼眸 眼光

Etymology

From 目 (ma-, combining form of me, “eye”) +‎ な (na, archaic possessive particle) +‎ 指し (sashi, “pointing, aiming”).

The sashi changes to zashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まなざし [mànázáshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠na̠za̠ɕi]

Noun

まなざし • (manazashi) 

1. a gaze, look
   • 2013, Satoshi Yaginuma (lyrics and music), “sister's noise”, performed by fripSide:

     君(きみ)の眼差(まなざ)しが気(き)づかせてくれた　弱(よわ)さ認(みと)める勇(ゆう)気(き)の強(つよ)さを

     kimi no manazashi ga kizukasetekureta yowasa mitomeru yūki no tsuyosa o

     It was your gaze that helped me realize the strength of the courage to recognize weakness

Synonyms

• めつき (metsuki)