顕微鏡|けんびきょうkenbikyou[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounmicroscope
- SynonymマイクロスコープNeutralNeutral loanword for microscope, often for digital or specialized instruments; in everyday speech 「顕微鏡」 is the normal word.
- Antonym望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうNeutralA telescope, for viewing distant objects — the counterpart of 「顕微鏡」, which is for observing tiny things.
For observing tiny objects, say 「顕微鏡」; the loanword 「マイクロスコープ」 tends to appear for digital or specialized models; for viewing things far away, use 「望遠鏡」.
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