眼 — kanji meaning “eyeball”
眼
eyeball
- Meanings
- eyeball
- On'yomi
- ガン (gan)、ゲン (gen)
- Kun'yomi
- まなこ、め
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1527 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 109
- Chinese reading
- yǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 眼
| 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 |
| 眼前 | がんぜん ganzen | before one's eyes |
| 眼差し | まなざし manazashi | (a) look; gaze |
| 眼中 | がんちゅう ganchuu | (one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest |
| 眼鏡 | がんきょう gankyou | glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles |
| 裸眼 | らがん ragan | bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision |
| 眼下 | がんか ganka | under one's eyes; below one's eyes |
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