Meaning of 目ざとい(めざとい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 目ざとい, 目敏い

Kana Reading めざとい

Romaji mezatoi

Examples of 目ざとい, 目敏い, めざとい in a sentence

年を取ると目ざとくなる。

As one grows old, one becomes a light sleeper.
彼は金もうけのあらゆる機会に目ざとい。

He is alert to every chance of making money.
ブースカ大好きの水田さんは、偶然入った店でめざとくブースカグッズを見つけて早速買うことにした。

Ms Mizuta likes that "Buska" character so much, last time she happened by a store that had Buska goods, she homed in on them and bought one on the spot.

敏 JLPT 1

10 strokes

cleverness, agile, alert

On'Yomi: ビン

Kun'Yomi: さとい

目 JLPT 5

5 strokes

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

On'Yomi: モク, ボク

Kun'Yomi: め, -め, ま-

敏

10 strokes

On'Yomi: ビン

Kun'Yomi:

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