つぶる (めを~)

つぶる (めを~) · tsuburu (mewo~) · JLPT N1 · noun

eyes

👁️ つぶる = tsubu (crush, squish) + ru: squeeze the eyes shut, like crushing a grape.

つぶる means to squeeze shut, from 潰す (tsubusu, to crush). Closing your eyes is squashing them together.

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