Word details
눈
- Pronunciation
- 눈
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Homonyms
- 5
eye
The sensory organ on the face of a person or animal that can see an object when stimulated by the light.
seeing ability
The ability of an eye that can tell the existence or shape of an object.
judgment
The ability to judge by seeing an object.
viewpoint
The facial expression or attitude when seeing an object.
direction of gaze
The path or direction of people's gaze.
eye of a typhoon
The center of a typhoon.
Idioms
눈에 차다
be satisfied to one's eyes
To satisfy one and be to one's liking.
눈을 굴리다
roll one's eyes
To turn one's eyeballs every which way.
눈을 곤두세우다
make one's eyes stand up upside-down
To have a furious look in one's eyes due to anger.
눈을 거치다
pass through one's eyes
To review or evaluate something such as writing.
눈에서 벗어나다
get out of someone's eyes
To become free from someone's surveillance or restraint.
눈에서 번개가 번쩍 나다
lightning flashes in one's eyes
For one's view to be suddenly darkened and for lights to flicker and go out in front of the eyes after one is hit hard in the cheek or head.
눈에 흙이 들어가다[덮이다]
get soil in one's eyes[have one's eyes covered with soil]
To die and be buried.
눈에 핏발이 서다
have bloodshot eyes
To get angry or enraged.
눈에 핏발을 세우다
make one's eyes bloodshot
To get angry or enraged to such an extent that one's eyes get bloodshot.
눈을 끌다
draw someone's eyes
To make one to watch something by arousing one's curiosity.
draw someone's eyes
For something to be at the center of attention.
눈에 익다
be familiar with one's eyes
For something to be familiar to someone who has seen it before several times.
눈에 안경
glasses for one's eyes
An expression used to describe a situation where even something tenuous or shoddy looks good to someone who likes it.
눈에 아른거리다
glimmer in one's eyes
For a memory about someone or a business to come to one's mind.
눈에 쌍심지를 켜다[돋우다/세우다/올리다]
turn on[provoke/erect/raise] double wicks in one's eyes
To open one's eyes wide and furiously out of violent anger.
눈에 쌍심지가 나다[돋다/뻗치다/서다/솟다/오르다]
Double wicks grow[sprout/spread/stand up/soar/rise] in one's eyes
To open one's eyes wide and furiously out of violent anger.
눈에 불을 켜다
turn on the light in one's eyes
To be very greedy for or interested in something.
turn on the light in one's eyes
To open one's eyes wide and furiously out of anger.
눈에 보이는 것이 없다
Nothing is seen in one's sight
To be unable to make an accurate judgement on a business or situation.
눈에 밟히다
be stepped on in one's eyes
For something to linger and keep coming to one's mind.
눈이 뚫어지게[뚫어지도록]
to such an extent that[until] one's eyes are pierced
The manner of looking at one direction straight without moving a hair.
눈이 핑핑 돌아가다
One's eyes spin round and round very quickly and dizzily
For something to be so busy or a change to be so fast that one can hardly keep up with it.
눈이 트이다
One's eyes are opened up
To become able to make a judgement on an object or phenomenon.
눈이 캄캄하다
One's eyes are pitch-dark
To be in a state where one is confused and unable to think straight.
One's eyes are pitch-dark
To be illiterate.
눈이 열리다
One's eyes are opened
To gain insight and a discerning eye to understand things.
눈이 시뻘겋다
have red-hot eyes
To intently focus on seeking one's own interest.
눈이 빠지게[빠지도록] 기다리다
wait desperately to such an extent that[until] one's eyes fall out
To wait very desperately for a long time.
눈이 번쩍 뜨이다
One's eyes become wide open
To suddenly come to one's senses.
눈이 무디다
have blunt eyes
To lack in insight.
눈 둘 곳을 모르다
not know where to put one's eyes
To be confused about where to watch since one does not know what is going on or is in an awkward or embarrassing situation.
눈이 등잔만 하다
One's eyes are as big as the size of an oil lamp
For one's eyes to become wide and round out of astonishment or fear.
눈이 동그래지다
One's eyes become round
For one's eyes to become wide and round out of strong astonishment or doubt.
눈이 낮다
have low eyes
To not have deep insight or sophisticated tastes.
눈이 까뒤집히다
have one's eyes flipped over
To lose one's reason since one went through something shocking or is engrossed in something.
눈이 곤두서다
have one's eyes stand up upside-down
For one's eyes to have a furious look due to anger.
눈을 크게 뜨다
open one's eyes wide
To be fully alert and pay attention.
눈을 의심하다
doubt one's eyes
To not believe something or think it is strange doubting if one may have seen it wrong.
눈(에) 띄다
stand out in sight
To visually stand out.
눈(을) 붙이다
close one' eyes
To sleep.
눈(을) 밝히다
light up one's eyes
To intently focus on looking for something.
눈(을) 맞추다
contact each other's eyes
To look each other in the eyes.
눈(을) 똑바로 뜨다
open one's eyes straight
To come back to earth and pay attention.
눈(을) 뒤집다
overturn one's eyes
To be engrossed in something and lose one's senses.
눈(을) 돌리다
turn one's eyes
To give one's attention to other things.
눈(을) 까뒤집다
flip over one's eyes
To open one's eyes wide since one is very startled or to try to threaten someone.
눈(에) 어리다
flicker in one's eyes
For an image to linger and keep coming to one's mind.
눈에 넣어도 아프지 않다
not even hurt when put in one's eyes
To be very adorable.
눈 하나 깜짝 안 하다
not budge an eye at all
To behave or deal with others as usual in exactly the same attitude or air.
눈 위에 혹
a lump on one's eye
A person one dislikes very much and does not want to see.
눈 밖에 나다
be left out of someone's eyes
To lose someone's trust and be hated by him/her.
눈 뜨고(는) 못 보다
cannot watch something with one's eyes open
To dare not see a view in front of one since it is miserable and horrible or very shameful.
눈 뜨고 볼 수 없다
cannot watch something with one's eyes open
To dare not see a view in front of one since it is miserable and horrible or very shameful.
눈 딱[꼭] 감다
squeeze the lids over the eyeballs
To stop thinking about other things any more.
squeeze the lids over the eyeballs
To pretend not to have seen something that one saw.
눈 깜짝할 사이
the twinkle of an eye
A very brief moment.
눈(을) 씻고 보다
wash one's eyes and see
To be fully alert and intently watch something.
눈에 모가 서다
A corner is built in one's eyes
To give an angry look.
눈에 나다
be left out of someone's eyes
To lose someone's trust and be hated by him/her.
눈만 뜨면
everytime one opens one's eyes
Always when one is awake.
눈도 깜짝 안 하다
not even budge one's eyes
To remain the same as usual without being surprised at all.
눈도 거들떠보지 않다
not cast even one's eyes somewhere
To not even bother to look at something that one thinks is inferior or minor.
눈과 귀가 쏠리다
Eyes and ears fall on something
To intently listen or watch something with interest.
눈(이) 삐다
sprain one's eyes
(disapproving) To have a wrong idea of or make a misjudgement on a very clear business or situation.
눈(이) 벌겋다
have red eyes
To intently focus on seeking one's own interest.
눈(이) 많다
There are a lot of eyes
For many people to see.
눈(이) 뒤집히다
One's eyes are overturned
To lose one's reason since one went through something shocking or is engrossed in something.
눈(이) 돌아가다
have one's eyes turn
To lose one's discernment due to astonishment or rage.
One's eyes turn
To pay attention with interest.
눈(이) 높다
have high eyes
To seek something sophisticated and good above a certain level.
have high eyes
To have very keen insight and good judgement.
눈(을) 피하다
avoid eyes
Avoid someone's attention.
눈(을) 씻고 보려야 볼 수 없다
cannot wash one's eyes and see however hard one may try to
For something to be too rare to be found.
눈(을) 속이다
deceive someone's eyes
To deceive someone by making him/her overlook something or using a certain means.
눈(이) 맞다
Each other's eyes meet
(slang) For a man and a woman to have a crush on each other.
Proverbs
눈이 저울이라
One's eyes are the scale
For one's eye measurement of something to be exactly correct just like it was gauged with a scale.
눈이 아무리 밝아도 제 코는 안 보인다
One cannot see one's own nose however bright it is
To be unable to completely know oneself however smart one might be.
눈이 보배다
One's eyes are the treasure
To be excellent at remembering things to such an extent that one does not forget anything that one has ever seen.
눈을 떠야 별을 보지
One needs to open one's eyes if one wants to see a star
An expression used to advise someone to make efforts and preparations to achieve something.
눈을 떠도 코 베어 간다
One's nose is cut off even when one opens one's eyes
For the atmosphere of a society to be very coldhearted and inhuman.
눈은 마음의 거울
The eyes are the mirror of the mind
A figurative expression meaning it is easy to guess someone's mind simply by looking into his/her eyes.
눈은 그 사람의 마음을 닮는다
One's eyes resemble one's mind
It is easy to guess someone's mind just by looking into his/her eyes.
눈에는 눈(을) 이에는 이(를)
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
The manner of doing harm to someone as much as he/she has done to oneself.
눈에 콩깍지가 씌었다
One's eyes are covered with a pea pod
To be unable to make an accurate judgement or think straight.
눈에 약하려도 없다
be unable to get something even for eye medicine
For the least of something not to exist.
눈에 눈이 들어가니 눈물인가 눈물인가
If snow gets in the eye, should I call this snow water, or tears?
A word play which describes a situation where one can hardly distinguish two things.
눈 뜨고 코 베어 갈 세상[인심]
a world[an atmosphere in the society] where one's nose is cut off even when one opens one's eyes
An expression used to describe an atmosphere of a society which is very coldhearted and inhuman.
눈 뜨고 도둑맞는다
have something stolen before one's very eyes
To be deceived or suffer losses all the time while being clearly aware of it.
눈 감으면 코 베어 먹을 세상[인심]
a world[an atmosphere in the society] where one's nose is cut off as soon as one closes one's eyes
An expression used to describe an atmosphere of a society which is very coldhearted and inhuman.
눈 감고 따라간다
follow with one's eyes closed
To follow other's opinions or arguments without expressing one's own opinion or view.
눈 가리고 아웅
say fee-faw-fum with covering someone's eyes; bury one's head ostrich-like in the sand
The manner of trying to deceive someone with a shallow trick.