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目をそらす目を逸らす目を反らす [iK]
めをそらす
1. [exp,v5s]
▶ to look away
▶ to avert one's eyes
2. [exp,v5s]
▶ to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

Conjugations


History:
8. A 2022-02-15 11:00:31  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
7. A* 2022-02-15 05:52:25  Opencooper
  Refs:
daijs; koj

G n-grams:

目をそらす	50934
目を逸らす	23142
目を反らす	3332
  Diff:
@@ -5 +5 @@
-<keb>目を逸らす</keb>
+<keb>目をそらす</keb>
@@ -8 +8 @@
-<keb>目をそらす</keb>
+<keb>目を逸らす</keb>
@@ -21,0 +22,5 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&v5s;</pos>
+<gloss>to avoid facing (e.g. reality)</gloss>
6. A 2012-12-10 07:26:31  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2012-11-29 01:52:45  Marcus Richert
  Refs:
the usage I came across was:
”英語しか話せない外国人が怖いんだ 
大半の日本人は日本語しか話せないから 
目を反らすのは日本語しか話せないので話しかけないでくださいって意味合いで差別して
るつもりは全くない 
それが観光に来た外国人の目には差別してるって写るんだろうけどな"
http://news.2chblog.jp/archives/51721133.html
4. A* 2012-11-29 01:40:57  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Hmmm. Is it actually the same expression?
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