How do you read 空目?

空目 is read そらめ (sorame), with nakadaka pitch accent (falls after mora 2).

What JLPT level is 空目?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 空目 in romaji?

空目 is written sorame in romaji.

What kanji are in 空目?

空 (Empty, Sky); 目 (Eye, Class).

空目そらめ

そらめ · sorame

noun

Thinking one saw something that wasn't actually there, hallucination

pretending not to see, looking the other way, turning a blind eye
looking upwards, upward glance

Other ways to say “hallucination” in Japanese →

Nakadaka

falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

空Empty, Sky, Void 音くう訓そら・あ.く JLPT N4 · 8 strokes 目Eye, Class, Look 音もく・ぼく訓め・-め JLPT N4 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

空からempty 航空こうくうaviation, flying 真空しんくうvacuum 空きあきvacancy, opening, space 空くあくto open, to become empty (vacant)目めeye(s)一目いちもくa glance, a look, a glimpse 注目ちゅうもくnotice, attention, observation

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What does 空目 mean?

Thinking one saw something that wasn't actually there, hallucination. It can also mean: pretending not to see, looking the other way, turning a blind eye; looking upwards, upward glance.

How do you pronounce 空目?

そらめ (sorame). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.

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