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JLPT N1no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

目め先さき

mesaki

immediate, short-term

Often used for immediate interests or concerns. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 目先めさきの利益りえきだけにとらわれてはいけない。

    You must not think about your immediate profit only.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 穴穂部王子あなほぶおうじと異ことなり政治的手腕せいじてきしゅわんにも豪胆ごうたんさにも欠かけ、目先めさきのことしか考かんがえない享楽的きょうらくてきで無能むのうな人物じんぶつとして描えがかれる。

    Unlike Prince Anahobe, he is portrayed as a pleasure-seeking, inept man who lacks political skill and boldness and thinks only about what is immediately in front of him.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 忙いそがしくて目先めさきの仕事しごとに追おわれている。

    I’m so busy that I’m caught up in the work right in front of me.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 目先

  • 目eyeOnモク・ボクKunめ・ま-
  • 先before; aheadOnセンKunさき・まず

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