Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “眼鏡に叶う”

眼鏡に叶う

めがねにかなう

to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to

Example sentence

No woman could measure up to his standard.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

眼
On
がん;げん
Kun
まなこ;め
Stroke count
11

・eyeball

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
鏡
On
きょう;けい
Kun
かがみ
Stroke count
19

・mirror

・speculum

・barrel-head

・round rice-cake offering

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叶
On
きょう
Kun
かな.える;かな.う
Stroke count
5

・grant

・answer

1 2 3 4 5