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.

Alternative reading

Also read as きんめ in older or dialectal usage, though 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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