Memory phrase for the Kanji: 眼


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Meaning

eye, eyeball

Pronunciation

GAN
manako

Explanation

Left: eye , right: not good ('good' would be , but here the accent is missing, thus 'not good')

Mnemonic

One eye (only) is not good, but it is still an eye.

Radicals

eye
not goodIt is similar to good: , but one stroke is missing. Therefore: not good
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Vocabulary

 眼  まなこ  eye, eyeball, pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
 眼鏡  めがね  spectacles, glasses
 眼科  がんか  ophthalmology
 眼科医  がんかい  ophthalmologist, eye specialist
 遠視眼  えんしがん  farsightedness, hypermetropy
 眼球  がんきゅう  eyeball
 近眼  きんがん  nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia
 銃眼  じゅうがん  loophole, eyelet, embrasure

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