Illustration: At a community kitchen worktable, an experienced cook places one medium-sized rice ball on a small saucer between two beginners. One beginner holds a giant rice ball, the other a tiny one. The cook gestures from the sample toward their hands, helping them judge a sensible portion.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

目め安やす

meyasu

guideline, reference point

Example sentences

  1. 発着番線はっちゃくばんせんの目安めやすは以下いかの通とおり。

    A general guide is as follows:

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

  2. 目安めやすとして液量えきりょうが半分はんぶんになるくらいまで煮詰につめる。

    Stop boiling the sauce when the liquid volume is reduced to almost halve.

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

  3. 前述ぜんじゅつのように日本にっぽんでは両者りょうしゃの区別くべつが曖昧あいまいであるが、一応いちおうの目安めやすを述のべる。

    In Japan differences between Dong Po Rou and Kakuni are not clear as above, but a tentative indication is below.

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

Kanji in 目安

  • 目eyeOnモク・ボクKunめ・ま-
  • 安relax; cheapOnアンKunやすい・やすまる・やす

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