JLPT N3 · Noun

近視 (kinshi)

近視 (きんし, kinshi) is a Japanese noun meaning “myopia; shortsightedness”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きんし
Romaji: kinshi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

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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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 近視

近

near, early, akinキン・コン・ちか.い · 7 strokes

視

inspection, regard as, seeシ・み.る · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 近視.

近いちかいnear近くちかくnear最近さいきんrecently近所きんじょneighbourhood近代きんだいpresent day近頃ちかごろlately接近せっきんgetting closer近々ちかぢかsoon付近ふきんneighborhood近寄るちかよるto approach近付けるちかづけるto bring near近眼きんがんnearsightedness近郊きんこうoutskirts身近みぢかnear oneself

Source: JMdict entry 1242320 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.