Word Meaning 慧眼 (Egen): the Wisdom Eye

Meaning

English

the wisdom eye

Reading

Kana

えげん

Romaji

egen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Antonyms 凡眼 Rank 141072 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

肉眼

にくがん

naked eye

眼

め

(an) appearance

近眼

ちかめ

nearsightedness

開眼

かいがん

filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture

血眼

ちめ

(doing something in a) frenzy

慈眼

じがん

merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)

両眼

りょうがん

both eyes

主眼

しゅがん

main point

老眼

ろうがん

presbyopia

眼

まなこ

pupil and (dark) iris of the eye

裸眼

らがん

bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.)

複眼

ふくがん

compound eye

Example Sentences

2

彼女は慧眼の持ち主だ。

かのじょはけいがんのもちぬしだ。

she has a discerning eye.

慧眼で見抜く。

けいがんでみぬく。

see through with insight.