Kanji

盲

blind, blind man, ignoramus

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

目部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

モウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

めくら

Common Readings

モウ

Example sentences

盲点 もうてん
この計画には盲点があった。

This plan had a blind spot.

盲目 もうもく
恋は盲目。

Love is blind.

盲目的 もうもくてき
彼は彼女の言うことを盲目的に信じている。

He blindly believes everything she says.

舐犢之愛 しとくのあい
母親の盲目的な溺愛は、まさに舐犢之愛といえる。

The mother's blind doting was truly a case of 'shitokunoai'.

盲従 もうじゅう
彼は部下に盲従を強いる。

He forces blind obedience on his subordinates.

跖狗吠堯 せきくはいぎょう
彼は上司の命令に盲従しており、まさに跖狗吠堯の体現者だ。

He blindly follows his boss's orders, truly embodying the spirit of unquestioning loyalty to one's master.

Example Vocabulary

盲点

もうてん

blind spot

盲目

もうもく

blindness; blind

盲目的

もうもくてき

blind; indiscriminate; reckless

盲信

もうしん

盲腸

もうちょう

恋は盲目

こいはもうもく

盲従

もうじゅう

blind obedience

盲

もう

盲人

もうじん

盲

もう

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