拡大鏡(かくだいきょう)

かくだいきょう
noun
magnifying glass
tool
1. magnifying glass; magnifier; loupe
A lens or device that makes objects appear larger than they are. Includes handheld magnifying glasses, loupes, and digital magnification tools.
拡大鏡(かくだいきょう)で見(み)る。
To look through a magnifying glass.
小(ちい)さな文字(もじ)を読(よ)むのに拡大鏡(かくだいきょう)を使(つか)っている。
I use a magnifying glass to read small print.
スマートフォンにも拡大鏡(かくだいきょう)機能(きのう)がついていて、カメラで文字(もじ)を大(おお)きく映(うつ)せる。
Smartphones also have a magnifier function, allowing you to enlarge text using the camera.

Compound: 拡大(かくだい) (enlargement) + 鏡(きょう) (mirror/lens). Also called ルーペ (loupe — from German) or 虫眼鏡(むしめがね) (magnifying glass — literally 'insect-viewing lens', more colloquial). In computing, 拡大鏡(かくだいきょう) refers to the screen magnifier accessibility feature. Related: 虫眼鏡(むしめがね) (magnifying glass — everyday word), ルーペ (loupe), 顕微鏡(けんびきょう) (microscope), 望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう) (telescope).

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Added 2026.3.22 20:53 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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