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The kanji 眼: meaning, readings and stroke order
眼
- Meaning
- eye
- On reading
- ガン gan、ゲン* gen
- Kun reading
- まなこ manako
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 目 eye
- Level
- Level 5 · grade 5
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- mắt (nhãn)
- Japanese
- め。めだま。
- Korean
- 눈 (안)
- Chinese
- 眼睛
Readings, words and example sentences
ガン gan · on reading
眼科
eye doctor, eye clinic
目が いたいので 眼科に 行きます。
My eyes hurt, so I go to the eye doctor.
まなこ manako · kun reading · less common
眼
eye (old word)
大きな 眼で じっと 見つめます。
Big, wide eyes stare without blinking.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
Practise writing 眼 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 眼 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 5 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.