Japanese symbol for “optician”
眼鏡屋
めがねや
Romaji: meganeya
optician
In Japanese, optician is 眼鏡屋, read めがねや (meganeya).
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Meanings
- n optician
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “optician”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眼鏡店 | がんきょうてん gankyouten | optician; optician's store |
| オプティシャン | オプティシャン oputishan | optician |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眼鏡 | めがね megane | glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles |
| 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 |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
See also: Chinese symbol for “optician”.
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.