まなざし

Japanese
Alternative spellings
眼差し
眼差
目指
眼眸
眼光

Etymology

From 目 (ma-, combining form of me, “eye”) +‎ な (na, archaic possessive particle) +‎ 指し (sashi, “pointing, aiming”).

The sashi changes to zashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) まなざし [mànázáshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠na̠za̠ɕi]

Noun

まなざし • (manazashi) 

  1. a gaze, look
    • 2013, Satoshi Yaginuma (lyrics and music), “sister's noise”, performed by fripSide:
      君(きみ)の眼差(まなざ)しが気(き)づかせてくれた　弱(よわ)さ認(みと)める勇(ゆう)気(き)の強(つよ)さを
      kimi no manazashi ga kizukasetekureta yowasa mitomeru yūki no tsuyosa o
      It was your gaze that helped me realize the strength of the courage to recognize weakness

Synonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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