虫むし眼鏡めがね

noun

magnifying glass

A convex lens used to enlarge the appearance of objects. Common in daily life, science, and hobbies.

• 祖そ父ふは虫むし眼め鏡がねで新しん聞ぶんの小ちいさな文も字じを読よんでいる。

  My grandfather reads the small print in the newspaper with a magnifying glass.

noun

lowest-ranked sumo wrestler

Sumo slang for a wrestler in the lowest division (jonokuchi). The term likens the wrestler to an insect under a magnifying glass, implying small size or insignificance.

• 彼かれはまだ虫むし眼鏡めがねだが、毎まい日にち稽けい古こに励はげんでいる。

  He is still a wrestler of the lowest rank, but he trains hard every day.