まなざし

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
眼差し
眼差
目指
眼眸
眼光

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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まなざし (manazashi

  1. a gaze, look
    • 2013, Satoshi Yaginuma (lyrics and music), “sister's noise”, performed by fripSide:
      (きみ)眼差(まなざ)()づかせてくれた (よわ)(みと)める(ゆう)()(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

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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