近 眼(きんがん)

きんがん

noun

nearsightedness; myopia

1. nearsightedness; myopia; shortsightedness

A condition where distant objects appear blurry because the eye focuses images in front of the retina rather than on it. Also used to refer to a person who is nearsighted.

私(わたし)は近眼(きんがん)です。

I am nearsighted.

近眼(きんがん)がひどくて、メガネなしでは生活(せいかつ)できない。

My nearsightedness is so bad that I can't get by without glasses.

子供(こども)のころからゲームのやりすぎで近眼(きんがん)になってしまった。

I became nearsighted from playing too many video games since childhood.

Composed of 近(きん) (near) + 眼(がん) (eye). A common everyday word, especially relevant in Japan where myopia rates are among the highest in the world.

Pronunciation

Also read ちかめ, a colloquial reading; きんがん is standard.

Common collocations

近眼(きんがん)になる: to become nearsighted
近眼(きんがん)がひどい: to have bad nearsightedness
近眼(きんがん)の人(ひと): a nearsighted person
近眼(きんがん)を矯正(きょうせい)する: to correct nearsightedness

Similar words

近視(きんし): myopia — the more technical/medical synonym, used in formal contexts
遠視(えんし): farsightedness — the opposite condition
乱視(らんし): astigmatism — another common vision condition

Related Words

Antonym: 遠視(えんし) (farsightedness)

Compare: 近視(きんし) (myopia)

Compare: 乱視(らんし) (astigmatism)

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Added 2026.3.29 21:59 · Revised 2026.10.4 22:02

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