片目

かため

Also written 片眼

Meanings

1. Noun one eye; one of one's eyes
2. being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye

Kanji

• 片 one side. Read as かた.
• 目 eye. Read as め.

Example sentences

• その老人は片目が見えない。
  The old man is blind in one eye.
• 結婚前は両目を見開き、結婚したら片目をつぶれ。
  Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.
• 彼は危うく片目を失うところだった。
  He came close to losing an eye.
• 彼は片目が見えない。
  He is blind in one eye.
• 片目にごみが入った。
  Dust got into one of my eyes.

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