眼鏡(めがね)

めがね
noun
glasses, spectacles
1. glasses, spectacles
Eyeglasses worn to correct vision or for protection.
眼鏡(めがね)をかける。
To put on glasses.
眼鏡(めがね)をかけています。
I'm wearing glasses.
眼鏡(めがね)がないと見(み)えません。
I can't see without my glasses.
新(あたら)しい眼鏡(めがね)を買(か)いました。
I bought new glasses.
眼鏡(めがね)をかけている人(ひと)が多(おお)いですが、私(わたし)は目(め)がいいのでかけていません。
Many people wear glasses, but I have good eyesight so I don't wear them.

眼鏡(めがね) uses the verb かける (to put on, to wear) rather than 着(き)る (for clothing). Often written in hiragana as めがね in casual contexts.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 眼鏡(めがね)をかける: to put on/wear glasses
  • 眼鏡(めがね)を外(はず)す: to take off glasses
  • 眼鏡(めがね)が合(あ)わない: glasses don't fit/suit (prescription is wrong)
  • 眼鏡(めがね)屋(や): optician, glasses shop

TYPES:

  • 老眼鏡(ろうがんきょう): reading glasses
  • 伊達(だて)眼鏡(めがね): non-prescription glasses (fashion)
  • サングラス: sunglasses

RELATED:
コンタクト(レンズ): contact lenses

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Added 2026.1.7 21:25 · Revised 2026.2.13 2:14
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