Kanji

眩

faint, dizzy

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

目部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゲン, カン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

げんす, くるめく, まぶしい, くらむ, まどう, めまい, まばゆい, くれる, まう

Example sentences

眩しい まぶしい
太陽 眩しくて 細めた

The summer sun was so dazzling that I squinted my eyes.

光を放つ ひかりをはなつ
その ダイヤモンド 眩しい 光を放っている

The diamond is emitting a dazzling light.

眩い まばゆい
眩い から 差し込んできた

The dazzling morning sun came through the window.

目眩 めまい
立ち上がったら ひどい 目眩 した

When I stood up suddenly, I felt severe dizziness.

嘔吐 おうと
激しい 目眩 嘔吐 襲われた

He was overcome by severe dizziness and vomiting.

眩暈 めまい
急に 立ち上がった ので 軽い 眩暈 した

I felt a slight dizziness because I stood up suddenly.

眩む くらむ
大金 眩んで 不正 染めて しまった

Dazzled by a large sum of money, he ended up getting involved in illegal activities.

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