まなじり

Japanese
Alternative spellings
眦
眥

Etymology

From 目(ま) (ma-, “eye”, archaic bound form) + な (na, archaic possessive particle) + 尻(しり) (shiri, “end; rear”), in reference to the outward corner as further back from the front of the face. The shiri changes to jiri as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Compare synonym 目(め)尻(じり) (mejiri).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

First cited to the late 800s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

まなじり • (manajiri) 

  1. [from late 800s] the outward corner of one's eye, the corner closest to the ear
    Synonym: 目尻 (mejiri)
    Antonym: 目頭 (megashira)
    眥(まなじり)を決(けっ)す、眥(まなじり)を裂(さ)く (manajiri o kessu, manajiri o saku): literally, “to tear open the outer edges of one's eyes” → to glare, to make an angry or fierce stare with one's eyes open wide
  2. [from 948] a look, one's line of sight
    Synonym: (line of sight) 視線 (shisen)

References
  1. “眦・眥”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. “眦”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  5. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  6. 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
  7. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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