This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

文盲

Reading

Kana: もんもう
Romaji: monmou
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

illiteracy

Note: sensitive
See also: 非識字
2

illiterate person; an illiterate

Note: sensitive

Kanji

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: モウ、 めくら
Meanings: blind, blind man, ignoramus

Example Sentence

その(くに)人口(じんこう)の3(ぶん)の1は文盲(もんもう)である。
➥One third of the population of that country cannot read.
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