Kanji

冥

冥

dark

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

冖部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

メイ, ミョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くらい

Example sentences

冥府 めいふ
ギリシャ神話 では 、 ハデス が 冥府 を 支配 している 。

In Greek mythology, Hades rules the underworld.

ハデス ハデス
ハデス は ギリシャ神話 に 登場 する 冥府 の 王 だ 。

Hades is the king of the underworld appearing in Greek mythology.

冥土 めいど
彼 は 死後 、 冥土 を 旅 する こと に なる だろう 。

He will likely journey to the underworld after death.

冥福 めいふく
故人 の ご 冥福 を 心 より お祈り 申し上げます 。

I sincerely pray for the repose of the deceased's soul.

故人 こじん
故人 の 冥福 を 祈ります

I pray for the repose of the deceased.

Example Vocabulary

冥い

くらい

冥府

めいふ

underworld; Hades; the world of the dead

冥界

めいかい

冥利に尽きる

みょうりにつきる

冥土の土産

めいどのみやげ

冥王

めいおう

冥福を祈る

めいふくをいのる

冥土

めいど

the underworld; Hades

男冥利

おとこみょうり

冥福

めいふく

happiness in the next world; repose of someone's soul

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