目白

Compound of 目(め) (me, “eye”) + 白(しろ) (shiro, “white”).

The shiro changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

• (Tokyo) めじろ [mèjíró] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [me̞ʑiɾo̞]

目(め)白(じろ) or 目白(メジロ) • (mejiro) 

1. the Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus

   haiku by Sekitei Hara (1886-1951)

   菜(な)畑(ばたけ)の　日和(ひより)をわたる　目(め)白(じろ)かな

   nabatake no, hiyori o wataru, mejiro kana

   In a field of green / passing a fine day / perhaps a white-eye

   Hypernym: 雀 (suzume)

2. a white-eye (any other passerine birds of the family Zosteropidae)

• 目(め)白(じろ)押(お)し (mejiro-oshi)
• 目(メ)白(ジロ)鮫(ザメ) (mejirozame)
• 目(め)白(じろ)通(どお)り (Mejiro-dōri)
• 目(メ)白(ジロ)酸漿(ホオズキ) (mejiro hōzuki)

目(め)白(じろ) • (Mejiro) 

1. a place name
2. a surname