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顕微鏡 (けんびきょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

顕けん微び鏡きょう

け

ん

び

きょ

う

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to an optical instrument for viewing very small objects. Common in scientific, educational, and everyday contexts.

生せい物ぶつの授じゅ業ぎょうで顕けん微び鏡きょうを使つかって細さい胞ぼうを観かん察さつした。
We observed cells using a microscope in biology class.
この顕

けん

微び

鏡きょう

は

倍ばい

率りつ

が

高たか

い

。

This microscope has high magnification.

Kanji

顕appear, existing
微delicate, minuteness, insignificance
鏡mirror, speculum, barrel-head

Similar words

望ぼう遠えん鏡きょう
望遠鏡 is a telescope for viewing distant objects, while 顕微鏡 is a microscope for viewing tiny objects.
虫むし眼鏡めがね
虫眼鏡 is a simple magnifying glass, whereas 顕微鏡 is a more complex instrument with higher magnification.

Etymology

Compound of 顕 (ken, 'manifest, visible') + 微 (bi, 'minute, tiny') + 鏡 (kyō, 'mirror, lens'). The kanji literally mean 'instrument for making the minute visible'.