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Japanese
Etymology 1
Compound of 人 (hito, “person”) + 目 (me, “eye”).
Pronunciation
Noun
人目 • (hitome)
- an attention, observation, public notice
- people coming and going
- 905–914, Kokin Wakashū (book 6, poem 315, also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 28)
- 山里は冬ぞさびしさまさりける人目も草も枯れぬと思へば
- yamazato wa fuyu zo sabishisa masarikeru hitome mo kusa mo karenu to omoeba
- (please add an English translation of this example)
Derived terms
Idioms
Proper noun
人目 • (Hitome)
- a surname
Etymology 2
From 人 (jin, “person”) + 目 (moku, “eye”).
Pronunciation
Noun
人目 • (jinmoku)
- an attention, observation, public notice
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