近きん眼がん

also: ちかめ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia

Refers to the condition of being nearsighted. Can be used as a noun, na-adjective, or no-adjective to describe a person or eyesight.

彼かれは近きん眼がんで、遠とおくのものがよく見みえない。
He is nearsighted and can't see distant objects well.
近きん眼がんの人ひとは眼鏡めがねをかけることが多おおい。
Nearsighted people often wear glasses.

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Usage patterns

近きん眼がんになるto become nearsighted
本ほんを読よみすぎて近きん眼がんになった。
I became nearsighted from reading too much.
近きん眼がんが進すすむfor one's nearsightedness to worsen/progress
最さい近きん、近きん眼がんがかなり進すすんでいる。
My nearsightedness has gotten a lot worse lately.
近きん眼がんを矯きょう正せいするto correct nearsightedness (with glasses, surgery, etc.)
眼鏡めがねで近きん眼がんを矯きょう正せいしている。
I correct my nearsightedness with glasses.

Kanji

近near, early, akin
眼eyeball
目eye, class, look

Related words

近きん視しN1
近視 is the more formal, medical term for nearsightedness, while 近眼 is the everyday word that can also describe a nearsighted person.

Opposites

遠えん視し
遠視 means farsightedness, the opposite of 近眼, where distant objects are seen clearly but near objects are blurry.

Don't confuse with

乱らん視し
乱視 is astigmatism, a distinct vision problem (blurring from an irregular eye shape) that is often confused with or co-occurs with 近眼.

Word family

近きん眼がん鏡きょう
glasses for nearsightedness; myopia glasses

Written forms

近眼Usage98%
- きんがん
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading きんがん is the most common.
- ちかめ
近ちか目めUsage2%
Alternate spelling using 目, read ちかめ. Less common than 近眼.
ちかめ

Etymology

Compound of 近 (kin, 'near') and 眼 (gan, 'eye'), literally 'near eye'. The reading ちかめ is a kun'yomi variant.