目下

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Chinese

eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
 
under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
simp. and trad.
(目下) 		目 下

Pronunciation

Noun

目下

  1. (literary) the present time; the current time; the current moment

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
目 下
め
Grade: 1 		した
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Noun

目(め)下(した) • (meshita) 

  1. below one's eyes
  2. one's inferior; one's junior
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
目 下
もく > もっ
Grade: 1 		か
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Adverb

目(もっ)下(か) • (mokka) 

  1. being very near in distance
  2. now; at present
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