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眼

eyeball
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingガン、ゲン
Kun readingまなこ、め
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. eyeballRtK
  1. eye
  2. pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
  3. insight
  4. perceptivity

Popular Usage

眼鏡眼科眼球近眼

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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eye (目) · silver (金)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1577

Compound words

眼鏡めがね
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement
眼科がんか
ophthalmology
近眼きんがん
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
主眼しゅがん
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist
肉眼にくがん
naked eye; the physical eye
両眼りょうがん
both eyes
老眼ろうがん
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
眼科医がんかい
ophthalmologist; eye specialist
眼差しまなざし
(a) look; gaze
双眼鏡そうがんきょう
binoculars; field glasses
一眼いちがん
one eye
遠眼えんがん
farsightedness
凹眼おうがん
cavernous eyes
開眼かいがん
enlightenment
眼下がんか
under one's eyes
眼指まなざし
(a) look
眼力がんりき
insight, discernment
眼瞼がんけん
eyelid
眼窩がんか
orbit
慧眼けいがん
keen eye
慈眼じげん
merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)
青眼せいがん
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
隻眼せきがん
one eye
双眼そうがん
both eyes

On Reading Examples

タワーからは眼下に平野が見晴らせる。がんか
From the tower you can look out across the plain spread beneath your eyes.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は眼鏡越しに私をにらみつけた。めがね
He looked sharply at me over his spectacles.tatoeba
彼は眼鏡を外した。めがね
He took off his glasses.tatoeba
彼は眼鏡をはずして看護婦に向かってしかめ面をした。めがね
He took off his glasses and frowned at the nurse.tatoeba
彼は眼鏡ごしに彼女を見た。めがね
He looked at her over his glasses.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は片方の眼が見えない。
He is blind in one eye.tatoeba
彼は貧しさを私の眼につかないようにした。
He concealed his poverty from my eyes.tatoeba
彼は彼女に優しい眼差しを投げかけた。
He gave her a fond look.tatoeba
彼は双眼鏡で競馬を見た。
He watched the horse racing through his binoculars.tatoeba
代々眼科医となる。
His family dealt in oculist for generations.wiki
筑後国にて眼科医を開いた。
He started practice medicine for eyes in Chikugo Province.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 眼

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