両目(りょうめ)

りょうめ
noun
both eyes
1. both eyes
The two eyes considered together. Used when referring to actions or conditions involving both eyes simultaneously.
両目(りょうめ)を閉(と)じた。
I closed both eyes.
両目(りょうめ)から涙(なみだ)があふれた。
Tears overflowed from both eyes.
手術後(しゅじゅつご)、両目(りょうめ)の視力(しりょく)が回復(かいふく)した。
After surgery, the vision in both eyes recovered.

A compound of 両(りょう) (both) and 目(め) (eye). Straightforward in meaning but useful for distinguishing actions or conditions affecting both eyes versus just one. The prefix 両(りょう) is productive and appears in many similar compounds.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 両目(りょうめ)を開(あ)ける: to open both eyes
  • 両目(りょうめ)を閉(と)じる: to close both eyes
  • 両目(りょうめ)で見(み)る: to look with both eyes

RELATED TERMS WITH 両(りょう):

  • 両手(りょうて): both hands
  • 両足(りょうあし): both legs/feet
  • 両耳(りょうみみ): both ears
  • 片目(かため): one eye — the counterpart using 片(かた) (one of a pair)
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