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Meaning of 盲(めくら) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 盲, 瞽

Kana Reading めくら, めしい

Romaji mekura, meshii

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

blindness; blind person

Example sentence

盲馬にはうなずいても目配せしても同じこと。 A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
Parts of speech

Meaning

illiteracy; illiterate person

Example sentence

盲ヘビに怖じず。 Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Parts of speech

Meaning

ignorance; ignoramus

Example sentence

貞子は西に沈んでゆく太陽をみて、メクラになった。 Sadako watched the sun lowering in the west and became blind.

Examples of 盲, 瞽, めくら, めしい in a sentence

盲馬にはうなずいても目配せしても同じこと。

A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
盲ヘビに怖じず。

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
貞子は西に沈んでゆく太陽をみて、メクラになった。

Sadako watched the sun lowering in the west and became blind.

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Kanji in this word

盲 JLPT 1

8 strokes

blind, blind man, ignoramus

On'Yomi: モウ

Kun'Yomi: めくら

瞽

18 strokes

blind person

On'Yomi: コ

Kun'Yomi: めし.い

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