眩 — hyeon, hwan

Parts that make up 眩

How 眩 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 眩 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 目, 玄.

Korean example words with 眩

• 현기眩氣 Korean gloss: 어지러운 기운
• 현혹眩惑 Korean gloss: 정신을 빼앗겨 하여야 할 바를 잊어버림. 또는 그렇게 되게 함
• 요현하다妖眩 Korean gloss: 괴이하게 현란하다
• 현요하다眩耀 Korean gloss: 눈부시고 찬란하다
• 현기증眩氣症 Korean gloss: 어지러운 기운이 나는 증세
• 현황眩慌 Korean gloss: 빛이 밝음.
• 현목眩目 Korean gloss: 눈이 빙빙 돎.
• 진현震眩 Korean gloss: 놀라서 눈이 아찔함.
• 두현頭眩 Korean gloss: 정신이 아찔아찔하여 어지러운 증상.
• 현란眩亂 Korean gloss: 정신을 차리기 어려울 정도로 어수선함.
• 도현掉眩 Korean gloss: 어지럼증이 있으면서 머리가 흔들리고 몸이 떨리는 병.
• 현채眩彩 Korean gloss: 적에게 발견되는 것을 방지하기 위하여 주위의 빛깔과 같이 채색하는 일.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 眩

• 眩暈めまい dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
• 眩しいまぶしい dazzling; radiant
• 眩いまぶい cute; pretty
• 眩惑げんわく dazzlement; bewilderment; daze
• 眩むくらむ to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be disoriented by
• 眩くくるめく to feel dizzy; to feel faint; to spin
• 眩うまう to be dizzy; to be vertiginous
• 眩瞑げんめい dizziness
• 瞑眩めいけん dizziness; temporary side-effects of taking Chinese herbal medicine
• 防眩ぼうげん antiglare (filter, mirror, etc.)
• 眩ますくらます to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder

Characters sharing the phonetic 玄

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “현” in Korean.

Other hanja read “현”

Other hanja with radical 目