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近視

きんし

particle

Meanings

1nearsightedness
2myopia
3shortsightedness

Example sentence

私は近視なので、あの看板に何が書いてあるか分からない。

I am near-sighted, so I cannot make out what is written on that signboard.

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Kanji in this word

近Near, Early, Akin7 strokes 視Inspection, Regard As, See11 strokes

More words with 近

近眼きんがん · nearsightednessN1 近郊きんこう · suburbsN1 身近みぢか · near oneselfN1 付近ふきん · neighborhoodN2 近々ちかぢか ·

Full entry on Jisho

soon

N2

近寄るちかよる · to approachN2

近頃ちかごろ · latelyN3

近寄せるちかよせる · to bring close

More words with 視

視察しさつ · inspectionN1 視野しや · field of visionN1 重視じゅうし · importanceN3 視覚しかく · sense of sightN3 巨視的きょしてき · macroscopic 軽視けいし · making light of 警視けいし · police superintendent 監視かんし · observationN1

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