片 目(かため)

かため

noun

one eye; single eye

1. one eye; single eye

One of the two eyes, used when referring to closing one eye, losing sight in one eye, or something affecting only one side.

片目(かため)をつぶった。

I closed one eye.

片目(かため)で覗(のぞ)くと立体感(りったいかん)がなくなる。

If you look with one eye, you lose the sense of depth.

事故(じこ)で片目(かため)の視力(しりょく)を失(うしな)ったが、前向(まえむ)きに生活(せいかつ)している。

I lost sight in one eye in an accident, but I'm living positively.

Composed of 片(かた) (one of a pair) + 目(め) (eye). The prefix 片(かた) is used for one of a pair of body parts or objects: 片手(かたて) (one hand), 片足(かたあし) (one foot/leg), 片耳(かたみみ) (one ear).

Common collocations

片目(かため)をつぶる: to close one eye (also means to overlook)
片目(かため)で見(み)る: to look with one eye
片目(かため)を失(うしな)う: to lose one eye
片目(かため)を閉(と)じる: to close one eye

Related words

片手(かたて): one hand
片足(かたあし): one foot/leg
片耳(かたみみ): one ear
両目(りょうめ): both eyes — the counterpart

Related Words

Related: 片手(かたて) (one hand)

Related: 片耳(かたみみ) (one ear)

Related: 両目(りょうめ) (both eyes)

Related: 左(ひだり)目(め) (left eye)

Related: 右(みぎ)目(め) (right eye)

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Added 2026.3.29 2:16 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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