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

Readings

Kana: モウ、めくら
Romaji: mou, mekura
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

blind, blind man, ignoramus

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  8
Frequency:  1767
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-6
Korean Reading:  maeng
Chinese Reading:  mang2
Unicode:  76f2
JIS:  4C55

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2053
Nelson Index: 297
New Nelson Index: 3907
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2j6.6
Four Corner Index: 0060.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1852
Gakken Index: 1499
Japanese Names Index: 936
Daikanwanjiten Index: 23132X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0159
Remembering the kanji Index: 486
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1558
Kodansha Compact Index: 1378
Kanji in Context Index: 1278
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1298
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1767
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 497
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 525
Essential Kanji Index: 1177
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2547
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 479
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1210

Words

(めくら、めしい)
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
盲学校 (もうがっこう)
school for the blind
盲導犬 (もうどうけん)
guide dog for the blind; seeing eye dog
めくら印 (めくらいん)
rubber stamp
盲従 (もうじゅう)
blind obedience
盲目 (もうもく)
blindness
盲人 (もうじん)
blind person
盲腸 (もうちょう)
appendix; cecum; caecum; blind gut; appendicitis
盲進 (もうしん)
rushing recklessly; presumption
盲者 (もうしゃ)
blind person
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