垂れ目

Japanese

Kanji in this term
垂	目
た Grade: 6	め Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

垂目 (less common)
タレ目 (eye dialect, common in manga)

Etymology

Compound of 垂れ (tare, “drooping”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 垂れる tareru, “to droop, to hang down”) +‎ 目 (me, “eye”).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たれめ [tàrémé] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[4]
(Tokyo) たれめ [tàréméꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[2]^[4]
IPA^(key): [ta̠ɾe̞me̞]

Noun

垂(た)れ目(め) • (tareme)

drooping or droopy eyes; eyes that turn downwards at the outer edge

Synonyms

下(さ)がり目(め) (sagarime)

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-3] Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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