盲
盲 — Blind
blind, blind man, ignoramus
On’yomiモウ (mou)
Kun’yomiめくら (mekura)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 盲
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盲導犬 | もうどうけん moudouken | guide dog; seeing-eye dog |
| 盲学校 | もうがっこう mougakkou | school for the blind |
| 盲人 | もうじん moujin | blind person |
| 盲腸 | もうちょう mouchou | cecum; caecum; blind gut |
| 盲点 | もうてん mouten | blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point |
| 盲目 | もうもく moumoku | blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless |
Study notes
盲 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1767 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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