Japanese symbol for “eyesore”
目障り
めざわり
Romaji: mezawari
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye
In Japanese, eyesore is 目障り, read めざわり (mezawari).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye
- adj-na, n obstruction (to the view of something)
Written forms: 目障り、目ざわり. Readings: めざわり.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
| 目標 | もくひょう mokuhyou | goal; target; aim |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく chuumoku | notice; attention; observation |
| 項目 | こうもく koumoku | item; heading; category |
| 目撃 | もくげき mokugeki | witnessing; observing; sighting |
| 駄目 | だめ dame | no good; not serving its purpose; useless |
| 障害 | しょうがい shougai | obstacle; impediment; hindrance |
| 故障 | こしょう koshou | fault; trouble; breakdown |
See also: Chinese symbol for “eyesore”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.