眼 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「目」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「目」
- On
- ガン
- Kun
- まなこ
- Meaning
- eye; eyeball; insight
Origin
目 "eye" plus 艮 "to stare"; the eyeball fixed on something — hence "eye, insight."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ガン | 眼球・眼力・主眼 |
|---|---|
| ゲン | 開眼 |
| まなこ | 眼・どんぐり眼・血眼 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 眼科がんか
ophthalmology; eye clinic
- 肉眼にくがん
the naked eye
Example
母は眼科へ行った。
My mother went to the eye clinic.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)