目障り

• 読み: めざわり
• ローマ字: mezawari
• 漢字の分解: 目 (moku/me) — eye; 障 (shō/sawa) — obstruct, hinder, harm
• 発音: /me.za.wa.ɾi/

意味

Eyesore; unpleasant to look at; offensive to the eye. Describes something visually jarring or bothersome that one wishes were not in sight.

A na-adjective (also used as a noun) formed from 目 (me — eye) + 障り (sawari — obstruction, harm, offence). 目障りな存在 means someone or something that is an irritating presence visually or metaphorically. Can be used for physical ugliness, a distracting object in one's field of vision, or metaphorically for a person whose presence is unwelcome. The phrase 目障りだ can be blunt and dismissive.

例文

1. 窓の外の古い看板が目障りで、景色を楽しめない。
2. 会議中にスマホをいじる人は、周囲にとって目障りな存在だ。
3. 目障りな広告が多すぎて、サイトの内容に集中できない。

使い方ガイド

場面: appearance, environment, behaviour, workplace

トーン: critical, dismissive

起源と歴史

Compound of 目 (me — eye) + 障り (sawari — obstruction, interference, harm). Literally 'an obstruction to the eye', i.e. something that blocks or spoils one's view.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General