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目を瞑る

めをつぶる

Readings

めをつぶるめをつむる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    exp, v5rto shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes
  2. 2.
    exp, v5rto turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to pretend not to see; to overlook
  3. 3.
    exp, v5rto die

Kanji breakdown

目
N25 strokesGrade 1
瞑
15 strokes

Example sentences

彼女は本を閉じて目をつぶった。

She shut the book and closed her eyes.

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目を瞑るめをつぶる

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

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