Illustration: In a Japanese optician’s examination room, a child sits at the proper distance from a chart of progressively smaller broken rings. The child covers one eye with an occluder and points confidently upward to indicate the opening in a tiny ring.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

視し力りょく

shiryoku

eyesight, vision

Example sentences

  1. マユコは視力しりょくが良よい。

    Mayuko has sharp eyes.

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  2. トムは視力しりょくを失うしなった。

    Tom lost his eyesight.

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  3. 最近さいきん視力しりょくが落おちてきた。

    My vision is getting worse these days.

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Kanji in 視力

  • 視inspection; regard asOnシKunみる
  • 力power; strengthOnリョク・リキ・リイKunちから

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