目付き
めつき · metsuki · JLPT N1 · noun
expression
👀 目 (eye) + 付き (attached to): eyes that come attached, i.e. the look or gaze your eyes carry
目付き is 目 (eye) plus 付き (attached, having the quality of). Literally 'eyes-attached-with', it names the expression or gaze your eyes carry, e.g. 鋭い目付き = a sharp look.
付 — person radical 亻 + hand 寸
付 originally pictured a hand (寸) reaching out to hand something to a person (亻), depicting the act of giving or delivering. The core sense 'to hand over, deliver, pay' has remained stable since ancient bronze inscriptions. It also serves as a phonetic component in characters like 附, 符, and 府.