単眼

Japanese

Kanji in this term
単	眼
たん Grade: 4	がん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
單眼 (kyūjitai)

Noun

単(たん)眼(がん) • (tangan) 

1. simple eye

   複数(ふくすう)の単眼(たんがん)を持(も)つ。

   Fukusū no tangan o motsu.

   It has multiple simple eyes.

2. a monocular lens
3. A one-eyed creature, such as a cyclops

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "simple eye"): 複眼(ふくがん) (fukugan)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.