# 眼 — Eyeball

Frequency rank 659 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 奥 (Interior), less common than 橋 (Bridge).

- On’yomi: がん
- Kun’yomi: まなこ
- Radical: 目 Eye (Kangxi 109)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

An eye on the left gazes at the root on the right -- an eye that can see all the way down to the root of things is a powerful eyeball.

In words:

- 眼鏡 めがね — glasses
- 眼球 がんきゅう — eyeball
- 眼科 がんか — ophthalmology

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