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protective goggles; safety glasses
Eyewear worn to protect the eyes from physical or chemical hazards — flying debris, splashing liquids, dust, sparks, UV light, or lasers. Used in laboratories, factories, construction sites, DIY work, and some sports.
保護めがねをかける。
To put on protective goggles.
実験の前に必ず保護めがねを着用してください。
Please be sure to wear protective goggles before the experiment.
木材を切る作業では木屑が飛ぶので、保護めがねが欠かせない。
When cutting wood, sawdust flies around, so protective goggles are indispensable.
Compound of 保護 ('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 / 着用する ('to wear'), 外す ('to take off'), 装着する ('to put on / equip').
- Required in many school science experiments, factory workplaces, and power-tool operations.
- Often appears in safety manuals and PPE (個人保護具, 'personal protective equipment') lists alongside gloves and helmets.
- Less often written in kanji as 保護眼鏡, but the mixed kanji-and-kana form 保護めがね is more common in everyday signage and labels.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 保護めがねをかける: to put on protective goggles
- 保護めがねを着用する: to wear protective goggles (formal register)
- 保護めがねを外す: to take off protective goggles
- 作業用保護めがね: work-use protective goggles
- 実験用保護めがね: 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 保護めがね.
- 安全めがね: safety glasses — near-synonym; stresses preventing injury rather than protecting the eyes in general.
- 水中めがね: swim goggles — goggles used for swimming underwater.
- {めがね}: glasses — everyday eyewear for vision correction, without protective function.
- 防護具: protective gear — the broader category that includes goggles, gloves, masks, and helmets.