JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 眼: "eyeball"
The kanji 眼 means "eyeball". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ガン, ゲン in on'yomi and まなこ, め in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ガンゲン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まなこめ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | eyeball |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1527 of 2,501 |
Common words with 眼
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 眼差し(a) look; gaze
- 眼前sous ses yeux, devant soi
- 眼下under one's eyes; below one's eyes
- 眼光sparkle of one's eyes · insight; discernment; penetration; power of observation
- 眼球eyeball
- 眼帯eyepatch; eye bandage
- 碧眼blue eyes
- 両眼both eyes
- 眼中にないtaking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of
- 双眼鏡binoculars; field glasses
- 肉眼naked eye · the physical eye
- 眼窩orbit; eye socket
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