め
目
いっ
一
ぱい
杯

adverb, takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. to the limit, to the full, as much as possible, with all one's might.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
め
目
いっ
一
ぱい
杯
目一杯 めいっぱい
め
目
 
い
 
っ
 
ぱ
 
い
目いっぱい めいっぱい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass
ハイ さかずき (Early Jr. High, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
negative, non-, bad
フ (4th, N4)
cliff, (厂 variant)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)