Kanji

眼

eyeball

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

目部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ガン, ゲン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

まなこ, め

Nanori (Name Reading)

まくはし, め

Common Readings

ガン, ゲン, まなこ

Example sentences

彼女は美しい眼をしている。

She has beautiful eyes.

牝牡驪黄 ひんぼりこう
真実の価値は牝牡驪黄の眼で見る

See true value with eyes that look beyond appearances.

眼差し まなざし
彼女は優しい眼差しで子供を見守っていた。

She was watching over the child with a gentle look.

眼鏡 めがね
祖父は眼鏡をかけて本を読んでいる。

My grandfather is wearing glasses and reading a book.

はっきり はっきり
眼鏡をかけると、遠くの景色がはっきり見える。

When I put on glasses, the distant scenery looks clear.

眼前 がんぜん
眼前に美しい景色が広がっている

The beautiful scenery spread out before my eyes.

眼光 がんこう
その老人は、鋭い眼光で私を見据えた。

The old man stared at me with a sharp look in his eyes.

剣戟森森 けんげきしんしん
その将軍の眼光は剣戟森森として、周囲を圧倒した。

The Shogun's gaze was frighteningly intense, overwhelming everyone around him.

眼下 がんか
飛行機の窓から、眼下に広がる雲海を眺めた。

I looked out the airplane window at the sea of clouds spreading out below.

台地 だいち
この台地からは、眼下に広がる街並みが一望できる。

From this plateau, you can see the cityscape spreading out below.

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