眼
eyeball

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ガンゲン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

まなこめ

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:5
Strokes:11
JLPT:1
Frequency:1527

Vocabulary

ガン

WordReadingMeaning
眼科ガンカophthalmology
近眼キンガンnearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
主眼シュガンmain purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
肉眼ニクガンnaked eye; the physical eye
老眼ロウガンpresbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness

ゲン

WordReadingMeaning
肉眼ニクゲンnaked eye; the physical eye
開眼カイゲンenlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes; filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture; ceremony where a newly made image or idol is consecrated
慈眼ジゲンmerciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)
天眼テンゲンthe heavenly eye; rolling back one's eyes during convulsions
天眼通テンゲンツウclairvoyance

Other

WordReadingMeaning
眼差しまなざし(a) look; gaze
近眼ちかめnearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
眼白めじろwhite-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
眼つきめつきlook (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
眼薬めぐすりeye drops; eyewash

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

閑
leisure
Grade 8JLPT 1
敗
defeat, failure, reversal
Grade 4JLPT 3
最
extreme, most, utmost
Grade 4JLPT 3
鼻
nose, snout
Grade 3JLPT 2
関
barrier, concerning, connection, gateway, involve
Grade 4JLPT 3
閉
closed, shut
Grade 6JLPT 3
眠
die, sleep, sleepy
Grade 8JLPT 3
限
limit, restrict, to best of ability
Grade 5JLPT 3
良
good, pleasing, skilled
Grade 4JLPT 3
臭
be bright, be fragrant, fragrance, glow, ill-smelling, odor, savor, stink, stinking, suspicious looking
Grade 8JLPT 1