Japanese Conversation · Level 87
60 words
Japanese word
目撃
Pronunciation
Romajimokugeki
Meaning
- nounwitnessing
Example
彼はその出来事を目撃しました。kare wa so no de ki goto o moku geki shi ma shi ta
He witnessed the event.
More examples
偶然の目撃が、事件の解決につながりました。gū zen no moku geki ga ji ken no kai ketsu ni tsu na ga ri ma shi ta
The chance sighting helped solve the case.
Core concept
Centers on personally seeing an event as it happens, rather than learning about it from another source.
Common phrases
目撃情報moku geki jō hō
sighting information
事故の目撃ji ko no moku geki
witnessing an accident
目撃証言moku geki shō gen
eyewitness testimony
Definition in Japanese
事件や出来事を自分の目で実際に見たこと。ji ken ya de ki goto o ji bun no me de jis sai ni mi ta ko to
Word origin
目 (moku, "eye") and 撃 (geki, "strike") combine in a Sino-Japanese compound meaning to see an event firsthand.
Usage tips
- In conversation, 目撃 (mokugeki) often sounds more formal and report-like than simply saying someone saw something, so it suits accounts of unusual events.
Other meanings
- sightingnoun
Related words
- 目撃するmokugekisuruwitnessverb
- 目撃者mokugekishaeyewitnessnoun