Japanese

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Kanji in this term
りょう
Grade: 3
がん
Grade: 5
きょう
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
兩眼鏡 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 両眼 (ryōgan, binocular) +‎ (kyō, lens).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) りょーがんきょー [ryòógáńkyóó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲo̞ːɡã̠ŋʲkʲo̞ː]

Noun

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(りょう)(がん)(きょう) (ryōgankyōりやうがんきやう (ryaugankyau)?

  1. binoculars

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN