盲

8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

blind, blind man, ignoramus

Kun'yomi
  • めくら
    		blindness ②illiteracy ③ignorance
On'yomi
  • モウ
    		blindness

Main Radical

目(KanXi) 亠(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

モウ 93.1%
めくら 6.9%

Character Breakdown

blind, blind man, ignoramus
モウ　めくら (9th, N1)
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ　な.い　モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)

Common Words

もう
盲
てん
点
blind spot (on the retina) ②blind spot
もう
盲
もく
目
blindness ②blind (e.g. love, faith)
もう
盲
ちょう
腸
cecum ②(vermiform) appendix ③appendicitis
めくら
盲
blindness ②illiteracy ③ignorance
もう
盲
しん
信
blind acceptance
もう
盲
じん
人
blind person
もう
盲
もく
目
てき
的
　
に
blindly (trusting someone, etc.)
もう
盲
ちょう
腸
えん
炎
appendicitis ②typhlitis
もう
盲
もく
目
てき
的
blind (devotion, faith, etc.)
もう
盲
じゅう
従
blind obedience
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References

Unicode hex code 76F2
JIS X 0208 1-44-53
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 297
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3907
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2053
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2547
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1298
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 486
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 525
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1499
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 936
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1177
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 23132X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1852
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1375
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1462
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1558
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1210
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1278
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1378
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 497
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j6.6
Four corner code 0060.1
De Roo Code 479