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Japanese symbol for “eyesight”

Romaji: shiryoku
eyesight; vision; visual acuity

In Japanese, eyesight is , read (shiryoku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n eyesight; vision; visual acuity

Kanji and stroke order

inspection, regard as, see
on: シ
kun: み.る
11 strokes · JLPT 1
power, strength, strong
on: リョク、リキ、リイ
kun: ちから
2 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “eyesight”

WordReadingMeaning
め meeyesight; sight; vision
しかく shikaku(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
ひかり hikarivision; eyesight
めい meieyesight; vision
アイサイト aisaitoeyesight

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんし kanshimonitoring; watching; observation
してん shitenpoint of view; viewpoint; angle
じゅうし juushiregarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of
むし mushidisregarding; ignoring
しや shiyafield of vision; view
けいしちょう keishichouMetropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
きょうりょく kyouryokucooperation; collaboration; help
のうりょく nouryokuability; faculty

See also: Chinese symbol for “eyesight”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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