Farsightedness - farsightedness

Japanese: 遠見 - えんけん

〘 noun 〙① (━ suru) To look into the distance. To cast one's gaze into the distance. A distant view. Toomi. [Iroha Jiruishō (1177-81)] ※Amakusahon Heike, Isoho Kotoba no Wage (1593) "Yenqen (Enken) . Too wo Miharukasu Koto"② A distant view. A view or appearance seen from afar. A distant view. ※Yuraku Shudo Kazami (c. 1423-28) "By the banks of the mountains and rivers where there is no distant view"③ (━ suru) To see into the distant future. ※Seiyo Dochu Hizakurige (1870-76)〈Kanagaki Robun〉11 "You should calmly gaze into the distance " [Han Feizi - Kofu]④ A term used in Noh theatre. (i) The effect of making the audience imagine a wide distant view by the action of looking into the distance. *Sando (1423) "A distant view of the figure from the bridge " (ro) An appearance that appears outside. A wind sight. *Two-panel, three-body figure (1421) "The female body dances, and with a particularly strong wind blowing, the mysterious and mysterious figure can be seen from afar." (ha) An effect that appears indirectly. An effective appearance that is produced when something in the background or root indirectly exerts its power from afar. *To Hanamichi (1420) On Ran'i "There is a distant view where the wind does not blow away and becomes the wind."

To-mi -to-ho... [distant vision]

〘noun〙① (━suru) To look into the distance. To see from afar. Also, the view, state, or appearance. A distant view. By extension, a view into the future. ※Todaiji Temple Sutra, early Heian period (around 830) "A distant view is also interesting. " ② (━suru) To watch the situation from afar for the purpose of vigilance or reconnaissance. To keep watch on all sides from a high place, or sneak far away to find out the enemy's situation. Also, the person who does this. A distant lookout. A distant observer. A scout. A distant view. ※Konjaku (around 1120) 25 "He left about 20 or 30 servants at home, and had a few of them climb the tower to look into the distance." ③ An abbreviation of "Toomikemi (distant observation)." ※Kyogenki Imanaka (1660) "To see Kenmi, they call out. To see him, they call out." ④ A Kabuki stage prop, a background depicting a distant view. Kakiwari. ※Kabuki Ichinotani no Tsurugingunki (1752) Prologue "From the main stage, a distant view of Suma no Bay can be seen on the other side . " ⑤ In Kabuki directing, a child actor dressed in the same costume is used to show a certain role acting from a distance.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (━する) 遠方を見ること。遠くに視線をやること。遠望。とおみ。〔色葉字類抄（1177‐81）〕※天草本平家・伊曾保言葉の和げ（1593）「Yenqen(エンケン)。トヲウヲミハルカスコト」② 遠くのながめ。遠くから見た景色、姿。遠景。※遊楽習道風見（1423‐28頃）「遠見などもなき山河のほとりに」③ (━する) 遠い将来のことを見通すこと。※西洋道中膝栗毛（1870‐76）〈仮名垣魯文〉一一「落付いて遠見(ヱンケン)すべし」〔韓非子‐孤憤〕④ 能楽用語。(イ) 遠くを見渡す動作によって観客に広い遠景を想像させる効果。※三道（1423）「橋懸りの遠見の風体(ふうてい)」(ロ) 外に現われた姿。見風(けんぷう)。※二曲三体人形図（1421）「女躰の舞、ことに上風にて、幽玄妙躰の遠見たり」(ハ) 間接的に現われる効果。ある背景、根本にあるものが間接的に遠くから力を及ぼして生じる効果的な姿。※至花道（1420）闌位の事「非風却(かへっ)て是風になる遠見(エンケン)あり」

とお‐みとほ‥【遠見】

〘名〙① (━する) 遠くを見ること。遠くから見ること。また、そのながめ、状態、様子。遠目。転じて、先の見とおし。※東大寺諷誦文平安初期点（830頃）「遠見も怜(おもしろ)し」② (━する) 警戒または偵察のために遠くの状勢をうかがうこと。高い所から四方を見張ったり、遠くまで潜行して敵状をさぐること。また、その人。遠物見。遠目付。斥候。遠目。※今昔（1120頃か）二五「家に郎等二三十許(ばかり)を置て、少々を櫓に登せて遠見をせさせて」③ 「とおみけみ（遠見検見）」の略。※狂言記・今悔（1660）「とを見けんみを立て呼ばはる。とを見申すやう」④ 歌舞伎の大道具で、遠景を描いた背景。かきわり。※歌舞伎・一谷嫩軍記（1752）序幕「本舞台、向う一面の須磨の浦の遠見(トホミ)」⑤ 歌舞伎の演出で、ある役の遠方での演技を見せるために、同じ扮装(ふんそう)をした子役を使う演出法。

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