(ぼうえんきょう)

ぼうえんきょう
noun
telescope
1. telescope
An optical instrument for viewing distant objects.
望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう)(ほし)観察(かんさつ)する
To observe stars through a telescope.
望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう)(つき)クレーター()える
You can see the craters on the moon with a telescope.

望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう) means "telescope"—an optical instrument for viewing distant objects. The kanji combine (ぼう) (look/hope) + (えん) (far) + (きょう) (mirror/lens).

TYPES OF TELESCOPES:

RELATED OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS:

COMMON USAGE: