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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

肉眼で

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nikugan de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Naked eye/ˈneɪ.kɪd aɪ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"晴れた夜には星が肉眼で見える。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Visible to the human eye without the use of optical instruments.

    "The stars are visible to the naked eye on a clear night."
  2. 2

    Referring to observations or phenomena that can be perceived without any enhancements.

    "The comet was bright enough to be seen with the naked eye."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English adjectives combined with Old English nouns denoting vision, 'naked' stems from Proto-Germanic *nakudaZ meaning unclad or uncovered. The phrase has historically signified unaided human sight, contrasting with vision augmented by lenses, microscopes, or telescopes since the scientific revolution of the 17th century.

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