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点眼器 (tenganki) Japanese meaning: eye dropper | Kotomora

点てん眼がん器き

Meanings

1

eye dropper

A small tube with a rubber bulb used to administer liquid medicine into the eyes.

医い者しゃは点てん眼がん器きで目め薬ぐすりをさした。
The doctor applied eye drops with an eye dropper.

Kanji

点spot, point, mark
眼eyeball
器utensil, vessel, receptacle

Related words

目め薬ぐすり
目薬 refers to the eye drops themselves, while 点眼器 is the tool used to administer them.

Built from

点てん眼がん

Etymology

Compound of 点 (てん, 'drop') + 眼 (がん, 'eye') + 器 (き, 'instrument').