# 眼 — eyeball

眼 means “eyeball”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ガン (gan), ゲン (gen). Kun'yomi: まなこ (manako), め (me). You'll see it in words such as 眼 (me, “eye; eyeball”).

- Meaning: eyeball
- On'yomi: ガン (gan), ゲン (gen)
- Kun'yomi: まなこ (manako), め (me)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 2

## How to remember 眼

Parts: 目 eye · 艮 stubborn

## Words with 眼

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 眼 | め (me) | eye; eyeball |

## More in the “Body & health 2” set

[脚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leg/) · [胞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cell/) · [肺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lungs/) · [胆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gall-bladder/) · [脈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pulse/) · [眼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/eyeball/) · [疾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sickness/) · [菌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/germ/) · [髄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marrow/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/eyeball/. Last updated 2026-11-01.