近眼

きんがん

nearsightedness

What does 近眼 mean?

近眼 is a Japanese noun meaning nearsightedness in English. It is written as 近眼 in kanji, きんがん in hiragana, and kingan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

十人に一人は近眼である。

One out of ten persons is nearsighted.