双眼鏡

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

Alternative spelling
雙眼鏡 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) そーがんきょー [sòógáńkyóó] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːɡã̠ŋʲkʲo̞ː]

Noun

双(そう)眼(がん)鏡(きょう) • (sōgankyō) ^{←さうがんきやう (saugankyau)?} (kyūjitai 雙眼鏡)

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(にじゅうご)話(わ)　双(ふた)子(ご)のばあさん　——ＰＡＲＴ(パート)２(に)—— [Chapter 25: The Twin Grannies (Part 2)]”, in スロー(SLOW)ステップ(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 na n 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

• 両(りょう)眼(がん)鏡(きょう) (ryōgankyō)

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