両 目(りょうめ)

りょうめ

noun

both eyes

body-part

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 words

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)

Related Words

Related: 両手(りょうて) (both hands)

Related: 両足(りょうあし) (both legs/feet)

Related: 両耳(りょうみみ) (both ears)

Related: 片目(かため) (one eye)

Related: 左(ひだり)目(め) (left eye)

Related: 右(みぎ)目(め) (right eye)

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Added 2026.4.2 1:16 · Revised 2026.10.20 9:20

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