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眼

eyeball
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingガン、ゲン
Kun readingまなこ、め
JōyōGrade 5
  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

Radical目eyeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

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

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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