Vocabulary

What does 目を丸くする (めをまるくする, me o maruku suru) mean?

目を丸くする (めをまるくする, me o maruku suru) means to be wide-eyed with surprise, to be astonished (lit.: to make one’s eyes round).

Quick facts
Reading	めをまるくする
Romaji	me o maruku suru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

目を丸くするめをまるくする

N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkme o maruku suru

to be wide-eyed with surprise, to be astonished (lit.: to make one’s eyes round)

Example sentences

思(おも)いがけない知(し)らせに誰(だれ)もが目(め)を丸(まる)くする。
Everyone was wide-eyed with surprise at the unexpected news.
久(ひさ)しぶりに会(あ)った甥(おい)の成長(せいちょう)の早(はや)さに、親戚(しんせき)みんなが目(め)を丸(まる)くした。
All the relatives were wide-eyed with surprise at how fast my nephew had grown since they last saw him.