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microscope
An optical instrument for viewing very small objects.
顕微鏡で細胞を観察する。
To observe cells under a microscope.
電子顕微鏡を使う。
To use an electron microscope.
顕微鏡の倍率を調整する。
To adjust the magnification of the microscope.
顕微鏡 is an optical instrument for viewing objects too small to see with the naked eye.
KANJI BREAKDOWN:
- 顕: manifest, reveal
- 微: minute, tiny
- 鏡: mirror, lens
TYPES:
- 光学顕微鏡: optical/light microscope
- 電子顕微鏡: electron microscope
- 実体顕微鏡: stereomicroscope
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 顕微鏡で観察する: to observe under a microscope
- 顕微鏡を覗く: to look through a microscope
- 倍率を調整する: to adjust magnification
RELATED:
- 望遠鏡: telescope (for distant objects)
- 虫眼鏡: magnifying glass