目に付く

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
目につく (common)
眼につく (rare)
眼に付く (rare)

Etymology

() (me, eye, attention) + (ni) + () (tsuku, be perceived)

Phrase

()() • (me ni tsuku

  1. to catch one's eye; to attract one's attention
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 34, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:
      そうしてその(きら)いなところは、(ケイ)(うち)()てから、(はじ)めて(わたくし)()()()したのです。
      Sōshite sono kirai na tokoro wa, Kei ga uchi e kite kara, hajimete watakushi no me ni tsukidashita no desu.
      And that aspect I loathed only started to catch my eye once K arrived in the house.