目から鱗が落ちる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
目 鱗 落
め
Grade: 1 		うろこ
Jinmeiyō 		お
Grade: 3
kun'yomi kun'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

From the New Testament of the Bible, in reference to the account of the conversion of Paul in Acts 19:18.

Idiom

目(め)から鱗(うろこ)が落(お)ちる • (me kara uroko ga ochiru) 

  1. scales fall from someone's eyes; something eye-opening

Synonyms

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