Word Meaning 炯眼

けいがん keigan

炯眼 is read as けいがん (keigan) and means insightfulness.

Meaning

English

  1. insightfulness
  2. acumen
  3. keen eyes
  4. piercing gaze
  5. penetrating eyes

Reading

Kana

けいがん

Romaji

keigan

Writing Variants

  • 烱眼 けいがん keigan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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眼光炯々

がんこうけいけい

with shining, piercing eyes

肉眼

にくがん

naked eye

(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

まなこ

pupil and (dark) iris of the eye

裸眼

らがん

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