Where does “光学顕微鏡” come from?

光学顕微鏡 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 光学, from Japanese 光, from Japanese 光る — to shine, gleam, glitter; to shine, stand out, be...

光学顕微鏡 (Japanese): an optical microscope

Definitions

  1. an optical microscope

Ancestry of “光学顕微鏡”, step by step

光学顕微鏡 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 光学

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese光学optics
2Japanesea physically perceived light; a metaphorical...
3Japanese光るto shine, gleam, glitter; to shine, stand out, be...

via Japanese 顕微鏡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese顕微鏡microscope
Every word from Japanese 光るEvery word from Japanese Every word from Japanese 光学