Kanji

Meaning

eyeball

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • まなこ bloodshot eyes
  • ひゃく まなこ using multiple simple paper masks to represent different emotions in a play (from the middle of the Edo period)
  • どんぐり まなこ goggle-eyes
  • ぐすり eye drops
  • ひと (public) notice
  • つき look (in someone's eyes)

On'yomi

  • きん がん nearsightedness
  • ろう がん presbyopia
  • がん きょう glasses
  • げん merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)
  • てん げん the heavenly eye
  • ほう げん the dharma eye

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