Japanese symbol for “glasses”
眼鏡
めがね
Romaji: megane
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles
In Japanese, glasses is 眼鏡, read めがね (megane).
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Meanings
- n glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles
- n judgment; judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight
- n four-eyes
Written forms: 眼鏡. Readings: メガネ、めがね.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “glasses”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| グラス | グラス gurasu | glasses (eyewear) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眼科 | がんか ganka | ophthalmology |
| 肉眼 | にくがん nikugan | naked eye |
| 双眼鏡 | そうがんきょう sougankyou | binoculars; field glasses |
| 主眼 | しゅがん shugan | main purpose; chief aim; focus |
| 眼球 | がんきゅう gankyuu | eyeball |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう bouenkyou | telescope |
| 顕微鏡 | けんびきょう kenbikyou | microscope |
| 万華鏡 | まんげきょう mangekyou | kaleidoscope |
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.