眼鏡めがね

noun

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles

Standard word for corrective or protective eyewear. Usually written in kana (メガネ or めがね).

• メガネをかけないと、遠とおくの文も字じが読よめない。

  I can't read distant letters without my glasses.

• 新あたらしい眼鏡めがねを作つくりに眼鏡めがね屋やへ行いった。

  I went to the optician to get new glasses.

noun

judgment; discernment; insight

Figurative use, almost always in the set phrase 眼鏡にかなう (to be recognized for one's ability, to win approval). Rarely used independently.

See also: 眼鏡にかなう

• 彼かれの才さい能のうが上じょう司しの眼鏡めがねにかなって、昇しょう進しんした。

  His talent won the boss's approval and he was promoted.

• 「眼鏡めがねにかなう」は、能のう力りょくを認みとめられるという意い味みの慣かん用よう句くだ。

  眼鏡にかなう is an idiom meaning to be recognized for one's ability.

noun

four-eyes

Derogatory slang for a person who wears glasses. Usually written in kana.

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、メガネってよくからかわれた。

  When I was a kid, I was often teased as 'four-eyes'.