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視神経 (shishinkei) Japanese meaning: optic nerve | Kotomora

視し神しん経けい

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し

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Meanings

1

optic nerve

Anatomical term for the nerve connecting the eye to the brain.

視し神しん経けいの損そん傷しょうは視し力りょくに影えい響きょうを

与あた

える

。

Damage to the optic nerve affects vision.

Kanji

視inspection, regard as, see
神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru

Word family

視し神しん経けい炎えん
optic neuritis
視し神しん経けい交こう叉さ
optic chiasm; optic chiasma

Etymology

Compound of 視 (shi, 'sight') + 神経 (shinkei, 'nerve').