垂れ目

Japanese

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

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

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

Alternative forms

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

Noun

垂れ目 (hiragana たれめ, rōmaji tareme)

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

Synonyms

下 (さ)がり目 (め) (sagarime)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-3] 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN