眼

音読おんよみ: ガン・ゲン

訓読くんよみ: まなこ・

画数かくすう: 11

部首ぶしゅ: めへん(目)

Meaning

Eye / Vision / Sight / Perspective

  • 眼科がんか — ophthalmology
  • 近眼きんがん — nearsightedness
  • 遠眼えんがん — farsightedness
  • 開眼かいがん — enlightenment; awakening
  • 主眼しゅがん — main point; emphasis
  • 眼力がんりき — sharp eyes; insight
  • 着眼ちゃくがん — focus; attention
  • 眼球がんきゅう — eyeball

The kanji 眼 combines the radical 目 (eye) with 艮, a component lending sound and nuance. It refers not only to the physical eye but also to perspective, perception, and insight in abstract contexts.

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