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Where does “眼張る” come from?

眼張る (Japanese) comes from Japanese 我に張る, from Japanese 我, from Old Japanese 我, from Old Japanese れ.

眼張る (Japanese): to keep watch on something, to stare at something

Definitions

  1. to keep watch on something, to stare at something

Ancestry of “眼張る”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese我に張る—
2Japanese我first person singular pronoun: I, me, oneself;...
3Old Japanese我first-person personal pronoun: I, me;...
4Old Japaneseれ—

Words derived from “眼張る”

  • 頑張る
  • 頑張って
  • 命令形
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