Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
name for the popular type of colorblindness test, 1924, from Japanese ophthalmologist Shinobu Ishihara (1879-1963), who devised it in 1917.
Wikipedia
is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Fujio Ishihara (born 1933), writer
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Shinobu Ishihara (born 1879), physician
- Ishihara colourblindness test
- Hirotaka Ishihara, politician, Shintaro's third son
- Miyavi, recording artist and entertainer
- Naoko Ishihara (born 1974), Japanese sport shooter
- Satomi Ishihara (born 1986), actress
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Shintaro Ishihara, author, politician, governor of Tokyo
- Nobuteru Ishihara (born 1957), politician, Shintaro's eldest son
- Yoshizumi Ishihara (born 1962), actor and weatherman, Shintaro's second son
- Yujiro Ishihara, actor (1934–1987), Shintaro's younger brother
- Taku Ishihara (born 1988)
- Tatsuya Ishihara (born 1966), Japanese anime director from Maizuru
Usage examples of "ishihara".
As he and Ishihara followed Leutnant Mohr, the soldiers who had been guarding them fell into step around them.
Late in the afternoon, Wayne decided to let Leutnant Mohr off the hook for a while and requested that he and Ishihara take a rest.
The soldiers looked over Wayne and Ishihara, their faces clearly puzzled by the long cloaks, tunics, and leggings.
The soldiers helped Wayne and Ishihara mount the back of the armored car.
Leutnant Mohr had been courteous to Wayne and Ishihara, in case they were telling the truth, but he had taken no chances, either.
That was probably why Ishihara had picked that particular individual as a reference.
Oberst Schepke was silent, looking at Ishihara and Wayne thoughtfully.
The soldiers did an about-face and marched out, but Oberst Schepke eyed Wayne and Ishihara suspiciously.
He knew that Ishihara could turn up the sensitivity of his sight and hearing to find MC 4 and nothing Wayne could do was the equal of that.
The pale sun went down as he and Ishihara followed the Leutnant through the camp.
Since Ishihara was not debating the point, Wayne decided to keep quiet, too.
Once Wayne and Ishihara were gone, these officers could forget about them and focus on military matters again.
Wayne knew that Ishihara would be monitoring the Soviet radio traffic.
If Wayne and Ishihara were both Swedish, however, their hosts would expect them to communicate in that language.
Since Ishihara knew that Switzerland had also been neutral in this war, claiming to be Swiss would explain their language differences.