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眼鏡橋

Reading

Kana: めがねばし
Romaji: meganebashi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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arched bridge

Kanji

Readings: ガン、 ゲン、 まなこ、 め
Meaning: eyeball
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 かがみ
Meanings: mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
Readings: キョウ、 はし
Meaning: bridge

Example Sentence

眼鏡(めがね)(かたち)をしていることから、その(はし)眼鏡橋(めがねばし)とよぶ。
➥Since the bridge looks like a pair of glasses, they call it Meganebashi.
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