片眼鏡 (katamegane) Japanese meaning: monocle | KotomoraA monocle turned up among my grandfather's belongings.
He was reading the documents with a monocle.
Written forms
片眼鏡
Standard kanji spelling for a monocle.
片めがね
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
Etymology
Formed from 片 “one; single” and 眼鏡 “eyeglasses,” hence a single-lens eyeglass.
