JLPT · Level 114
30 words
Japanese word
近眼
Pronunciation
Romajikingan
Meaning
- nounmyopia
Example
姉は近眼です。ane wa kin gan de su
My older sister is nearsighted.
More examples
近眼が進むと、遠くの物がさらに見えにくくなります。kin gan ga susu mu to tō ku no mono ga sa ra ni mi e ni ku ku na ri ma su
As myopia worsens, it becomes even harder to see things far away.
Core concept
Refers to a condition in which the eyes bring nearby things into focus while distant things remain unclear.
Common phrases
近眼が進むkin gan ga susu mu
myopia worsens
近眼用の眼鏡kin gan yō no megane
glasses for myopia
ひどい近眼hi do i kin gan
severe myopia
Similar words
近視kinshi: A medical term for nearsighted vision in which distant objects appear unclear.
Definition in Japanese
遠くの物に焦点が合わず、近くの物が比較的はっきり見える目の状態。tō ku no mono ni shō ten ga a wa zu chika ku no mono ga hi kaku teki ha kki ri mi e ru me no jō tai
Word origin
The compound 近眼 (kingan) consists of 近 (kin, "near") and 眼 (gan, "eye"), linking the condition with seeing near objects more easily than far objects.
Usage tips
- The figurative English use of myopia describes limited foresight, whereas Japanese 近眼 (kingan) is used for nearsighted vision itself.
Opposites
- 遠視enshifarsightednessnoun