保護(ほご)めがね

Compound of 保護(ほご) ('protection') and めがね ('glasses; eyewear'), written here with めがね in kana. The standard term for safety glasses and goggles in Japanese, used across lab, industrial, and DIY contexts.

Usage

• Typical verbs: かける / 着用(ちゃくよう)する ('to wear'), 外(はず)す ('to take off'), 装着(そうちゃく)する ('to put on / equip').
• Required in many school science experiments, factory workplaces, and power-tool operations.
• Often appears in safety manuals and PPE (個人(こじん)保護(ほご)具(ぐ), 'personal protective equipment') lists alongside gloves and helmets.
• Less often written in kanji as 保護眼鏡(ほごめがね), but the mixed kanji-and-kana form 保護(ほご)めがね is more common in everyday signage and labels.

Common collocations

• 保護(ほご)めがねをかける: to put on protective goggles
• 保護(ほご)めがねを着用(ちゃくよう)する: to wear protective goggles (formal register)
• 保護(ほご)めがねを外(はず)す: to take off protective goggles
• 作業用(さぎょうよう)保護(ほご)めがね: work-use protective goggles
• 実験用(じっけんよう)保護(ほご)めがね: laboratory-use protective goggles

Similar words

• ゴーグル: goggles — loanword emphasizing the close-fitting, sealed style used in swimming, skiing, or welding; more specific than 保護(ほご)めがね.
• 安全(あんぜん)めがね: safety glasses — near-synonym; stresses preventing injury rather than protecting the eyes in general.
• 水中(すいちゅう)めがね: swim goggles — goggles used for swimming underwater.
• めがね: glasses — everyday eyewear for vision correction, without protective function.
• 防護具(ぼうごぐ): protective gear — the broader category that includes goggles, gloves, masks, and helmets.