- 1. [exp, v5s] to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
Conjugation — Verb (godan-su)
| Dictionary form | めをかがやかす | (mewokagayakasu) |
| Polite | めをかがやかします | (mewokagayakashimasu) |
| Past, plain | めをかがやかした | (mewokagayakashita) |
| Past, polite | めをかがやかしました | (mewokagayakashimashita) |
| Negative, plain | めをかがやかさない | (mewokagayakasanai) |
| Negative, polite | めをかがやかしません | (mewokagayakashimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | めをかがやかさなかった | (mewokagayakasanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | めをかがやかしませんでした | (mewokagayakashimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | めをかがやかして | (mewokagayakashite) |
| Potential | めをかがやかせる | (mewokagayakaseru) |
| Volitional | めをかがやかそう | (mewokagayakasou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | めをかがやかせば | (mewokagayakaseba) |
| Passive | めをかがやかされる | (mewokagayakasareru) |
| Causative | めをかがやかさせる | (mewokagayakasaseru) |
| Imperative | めをかがやかせ | (mewokagayakase) |
Kanji in this word
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目
eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favorOn: モク (moku)、 ボク (boku)Kun: め (me)、 -め (-me)、 ま- (ma-)
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輝
radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkleOn: キ (ki)Kun: かがや.く (kagaya.ku)
Example Sentences
少年はその贈り物に目を輝かして喜んだ。
The boy was bright-eyed with delight at the present.