noun, takes genitive case の

  1. myopia, shortsightedness, nearsightedness.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
近視 きんし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

near, early, akin
ちか.い キン コン (2nd, N4)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (Late Jr. High, N1)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
inspection, regard as, see
シ み.る み (6th, N1)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)