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A '''''meganekko''''' (Japanese: {{lang|ja|眼鏡っ娘}}, English: ''glasses-girl'') is a girl whose appeal lies in her wearing glasses; the glasses represent an intellectual but shy or inwardly character archetype.{{citation needed}} [[Takara Miyuki]] in ''Lucky Star'' is a typical meganekko, encompassing many meganekko traits such as frequently reading and being polite, shy, quiet, and clumsy. [[Tamura Hiyori]] is also a meganekko, though less typical.

== Etymology ==
The word is a compound of nouns 眼鏡 (Hepburn: {{lang|ja-Latn|megane}}, English: ''glasses'') and {{lang|ja|娘}} (Hepburn: {{lang|ja-Latn|ko}}, English: ''girl'').

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