Nearsighted in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishAble to see nearby objects more clearly than distant objects.

Definition in Japanese近くの物に比べて、遠くの物にピントが合いにくい状態。

Example sentences

• 近視(きんし)なんだって。どうりで道路標識(どうろひょうしき)の文字(もじ)が読(よ)みにくいわけだ。🔊

  Apparently I'm nearsighted, which explains why I struggle to read road signs.

• 前(まえ)の席(せき)だと黒板(こくばん)がよく見(み)えるのって、近視(きんし)だからかな？🔊

  Could being nearsighted explain why the board looks clearer when I sit at the front?

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