まなざし

Japanese
Alternative spellings
眼差し
眼差
目指
眼眸
眼光

Etymology

From 目(ま) (ma-, “eye”) + な (na, “-'s”, archaic) + 指(さ)し (sashi, “pointing; aiming”, rendaku form 指(ざ)し (zashi)).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) まなざし [mànázáshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠na̠za̠ɕi]

Noun

まなざし • (manazashi) 

  1. gaze; look
    • 2013, 八木沼悟志 (lyrics), “sister's noise”, performed by fripSide:
      君(きみ)の眼(まな)差(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

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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