How to say 'Glasses' in Japanese | 眼鏡

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The Japanese word for Glasses is 'Megane', written as 眼鏡 in Japanese.'Glasses' in hiragana is めがね.

word

眼鏡

Meaning

Glasses

Reading

めがね

megane

Kanji

眼Eyeball 鏡Mirror

Explanation

The Japanese noun '眼鏡 (めがね)' refers to 'glasses' or 'spectacles', which are worn to correct or protect vision. This term is commonly used in everyday conversation when referring to eyewear. For example: I need new glasses「新しい眼鏡が必要です」(あたらしいめがねがひつようです). He is wearing glasses「彼は眼鏡をかけています」(かれはめがねをかけています). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe someone's perspective or viewpoint, as in '彼は現実を眼鏡を通して見ている' (かれはげんじつをめがねをとおしてみている) - 'He sees reality through glasses', implying a filtered or biased view.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3909

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 眼鏡

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

眼

Meaning

Eyeball

kanji

鏡

Meaning

Mirror

Words Related to 眼鏡 Through the Kanji 眼

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 眼 as well.

word

眼科

Meaning

Ophthalmology

word

近眼

Meaning

Nearsightedness

word

眼差し

Meaning

Gaze

Words Related to 眼鏡 Through the Kanji 鏡

This Word contains the Kanji 鏡 as well.

word

鏡

Meaning

Mirror

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'Megane' means 'Glasses' .

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