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がんちょー【眼鏡】 : ganchoo | define meaning

ganchoo

Pronunciation: [ɡan̩t͡ɕoː]

Definition

Noun

Glasses; spectacles
1. がんちょーかきーん【眼鏡掛きーん】
  ganchoo kakiin
  "to wear glasses", "to put on (one's) glasses"
2. がんちょーはんすん【眼鏡外んすん】
  ganchoo hansun
  "to take off (one's) glasses", "to remove (one's) glasses"
3. がんちょーぬじゅん【眼鏡脱じゅん】
  ganchoo nujun
  (Outdated) "to take off (one's) glasses", "to remove (one's) glasses"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese がんきょう【眼鏡】 gankyou "glasses, spectacles".

Notes

Synonym: みーかがん【眼鏡】 miikagan "glasses".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	眼鏡
Kana	がんちょー
Romanization	ganchoo
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɡan̩t͡ɕoː]

意味：めがね・メガネ【眼鏡】、がんきょう【眼鏡】

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眼鏡

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, August 21). がんちょー【眼鏡】 : ganchoo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1625/ganchoo/.