What is the Kanji for "Eyeball"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Eyeball", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Eyeball" is "眼".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Manako".

Its onyomi readings are "Gen" and "Gan".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "目" means "Eye" and can be read as "Me" and "Moku". And The radical "艮" means "Stopping" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "眼" mean in japanese?

"眼" means "Eyeball".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

眼鏡: "Glasses". The Japanese noun '眼鏡 (めがね)' refers to eyeglasses or spectacles used to correct vision problems. It is a common item worn by many people. For example: I wear glasses - (私は眼鏡をかけています). Her glasses are stylish - (彼女の眼鏡はおしゃれです).

眼科: "Ophthalmology". The Japanese noun '眼科 (がんか)' refers to the medical field of ophthalmology, which is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye-related conditions and diseases. This term is commonly used to refer to eye clinics, hospitals, or doctors that specialize in ophthalmology. For example: I need to go see the ophthalmologist at the eye clinic - (眼科に行って眼科医に診てもらう必要がある).

近眼: "Nearsightedness". The Japanese noun '近眼 (きんがん)' means 'nearsightedness'. This refers to a vision condition where distant objects appear blurred while close objects are seen clearly. Nearsightedness is caused by the eyeball being slightly too long or the cornea having too much curvature, causing light to focus in front of the retina instead of on it. For example: I have nearsightedness - (私は近眼です). He needs glasses for his nearsightedness - (彼は近眼のためメガネが必要です).

眼差し: "Gaze". The noun '眼差し (まなざし)' refers to a person's gaze or the way they look at something. It suggests an intense, penetrating or scrutinizing look. For example: Her gaze was fixed on him - (彼女の眼差しは彼に注がれていた). The teacher's stern gaze made the student uneasy - (先生の厳しい眼差しに生徒は気まずくなった).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "げ" is read as "ge". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "が" is read as "ga". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". And The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.