N1
眼 meaning and readings
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Kanji
眼
N1
- Meaning
- eye, eyeball
- Onyomi
- ガン、ゲン
- Kunyomi
- まなこ
- Formula
- 眼 = 目 + 艮。
Story
眼 is analyzed as a combination of 目 (snow), 艮 (person with bowed head) and denotes eye, eyeball.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N1.
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