双眼鏡

See also: 雙眼鏡

Japanese
双眼鏡 (そうがんきょう)
Kanji in this term
双 眼 鏡
そう
Grade: S		 がん
Grade: 5		 きょう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

双眼 (sōgan, “binocular”) +‎ 鏡 (kyō, “lens”)[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

双眼鏡 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 雙眼鏡, hiragana そうがんきょう, rōmaji sōgankyō, historical hiragana さうがんきやう)

  1. binoculars
    双 (そう)眼 (がん)鏡 (きょう)に目 (め)を当 (あ)てる
    sōgankyō ni me o ateru
    to put binoculars to one's eyes
    • 1993 November 25 [May 20 1989], Adachi, Mitsuru, “第だい25話わ　双ふた子ごのばあさん　——ＰＡＲＴパート２—— [Chapter 25: The Twin Grannies ——PART 2——]”, in スローステップSLOW STEP [SLOW STEP], volume 4 (fiction), 11th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 50:
      何 (なん)なんだその双 (そう)眼 (がん)鏡 (きょう)は？
      Nan nan da sono sōgankyō wa?
      What are those binoculars for?
      え　あ　バードウォッチングですよ
      E A bādowotchingu desu yo
      Uh… Ah, for birdwatching

Synonyms

References
  1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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