Japanese symbol for “revelatory”
目から鱗の落ちる
めからうろこのおちる
Romaji: mekaraurokonoochiru
revelatory
In Japanese, revelatory is 目から鱗の落ちる, read めからうろこのおちる (mekaraurokonoochiru).
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Meanings
- adj-f, exp revelatory
Written forms: 目から鱗の落ちる、目からウロコの落ちる、目からうろこの落ちる. Readings: めからうろこのおちる、めからウロコのおちる.
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 |
| 逆鱗 | げきりん gekirin | one's superior's anger |
| 片鱗 | へんりん henrin | part; portion; glimpse |
| 落ちる | おちる ochiru | to fall; to drop; to come down |
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.