耳目

Chinese
ear
 
eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
trad. (耳目) 耳 目
simp. #(耳目) 耳 目

Pronunciation

Noun

耳目

  1. (anatomy) ears and eyes
  2. knowledge and information
  3. snoops and spies

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
耳 目
じ
Grade: 1		 もく
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) じ​もく [jíꜜmòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑimo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

耳(じ)目(もく) • (jimoku) 

  1. ears and eyes, seeing and hearing
    Synonym: 見聞 (kenbun)
  2. people's attention
    世間(せけん)の耳目(じもく)を驚(おどろ)かす
    seken no jimoku o odorokasu
    to startle the world
  3. (idiomatic) to be the ears and eyes of someone; to work for someone as snoops and spies
    Synonym: 補佐する (hosa suru)
    総理(そうり)の耳目(じもく)となる
    sōri no jimoku tonaru
    to be the ears and eyes of the prime minister

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