Japanese word

眼鏡

Pronunciation

Romajimegane

Meaning

  • nounglasses

Example

毎朝眼鏡をかけます。mai asa megane o ka ke ma su

I put on my glasses every morning.

Illustration for 眼鏡 (glasses)

More examples

雨の日は、眼鏡が曇りやすいです。ame no hi wa megane ga kumo ri ya su i de su

On rainy days, glasses tend to fog up.

Core concept

Refers to a pair of lenses worn on the face as an aid to vision.

Common phrases

  • 眼鏡をかけるmegane o ka ke ru

    put on glasses

  • 眼鏡を外すmegane o hazu su

    take off glasses

  • 眼鏡が曇るmegane ga kumo ru

    glasses fog up

  • 眼鏡がずれるmegane ga zu re ru

    glasses slip

  • 眼鏡を買うmegane o ka u

    buy glasses

Definition in Japanese

目の前にレンズを置いて視力を助けるための身に着ける器具。me no mae ni re n zu o o i te shi ryoku o tasu ke ru ta me no mi ni tsu ke ru ki gu

Word origin

The compound 眼鏡 (megane) is written with 眼 (gan, "eye") and 鏡 (kyō, "mirror"), linking the object to the eyes and reflected sight; the reading megane belongs to the word as a whole.

Usage tips

  • In English, glasses is normally plural even when it describes one pair of eyewear, a pattern that differs from many ordinary object nouns.

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