How to say 'Nearsightedness' in Japanese | 近眼

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The Japanese word for Nearsightedness is 'Kingan', written as 近眼 in Japanese.'Nearsightedness' in hiragana is きんがん.

word

近眼

Meaning

Nearsightedness

Reading

きんがん

kingan

Kanji

近Near 眼Eyeball

Explanation

The Japanese noun '近眼 (きんがん)' refers to the condition of being nearsighted, meaning one can see nearby objects clearly but distant objects appear blurry. It is commonly used in medical or everyday contexts to describe vision impairment. For example: I have nearsightedness「私は近眼です」(わたしはきんがんです). Nearsightedness makes it hard to see far away「近眼だと遠くが見えにくい」(きんがんだととおくがみえにくい). This term is often used in discussions about eye health or when describing someone's vision.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4741

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 近眼

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

近

Meaning

Near

kanji

眼

Meaning

Eyeball

Words Related to 近眼 Through the Kanji 近

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 近 as well.

word

近く

Meaning

Nearby

word

Words Related to 近眼 Through the Kanji 眼

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 眼 as well.

word

眼鏡

Meaning

Glasses

word

眼科

Meaning

Ophthalmology

word

眼差し

Meaning

Gaze

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'Kingan' means 'Nearsightedness' .

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