眼
眼 — Eyeball
eyeball
On’yomiガン (gan)
On’yomiゲン (gen)
Kun’yomiまなこ (manako)
Kun’yomiめ (me)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 眼
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眼鏡 | メガネ megane | glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles |
| 主眼 | しゅがん shugan | main purpose; chief aim; focus |
| 眼 | め me | eye; eyeball; eyesight |
| 眼科 | がんか ganka | ophthalmology |
| 眼差し | まなざし manazashi | (a) look; gaze |
| 近眼 | きんがん kingan | nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia |
Study notes
眼 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1527 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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