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On'yomi
モウ
MOU
Kun'yomi
めくら
mekura

blind · blind man · ignoramus

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Strokes8
Frequency#1767
Radicaleye(5)

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Component Breakdown

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亡 + eye

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of perish and eye. Eye perishing.

Symbolism

Blind, blind spot, color blindness. Represents blind.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

無学文盲

むがくもんもう

ignorant and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate person; ignorant and illiterate

無知文盲

むちもんもう

ignorance and illiteracy; ignorance and illiteracy

盲亀浮木

もうきふぼく

unlikely event; rare occurrence; unlikely event