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: メイ、ベン、ミョウ、ミン、メン、めい.する、つぶ.る、つむ.る、くら.い
Romaji: mei, ben, myō, min, men, mei.suru, tsubu.ru, tsumu.ru, kura.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

sleep, dark, close eyes

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  109
Frequency:  2326
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-5-10
Korean Reading:  myeon
Chinese Reading:  ming2
Unicode:  7791
JIS:  6254

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3151
New Nelson Index: 3954
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5c10.3
Four Corner Index: 6708.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 23600
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0247
Remembering the kanji Index: 2842
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2859

Words

瞑想 (めいそう)
meditation; contemplation
瞑目 (めいもく)
closing one's eyes; passing away
瞑る (つぶる、つむる)
to close (eyes); to shut
目をつぶる (めをつぶる、めをつむる)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
瞑する (めいする)
to close one's eyes; to sleep; to rest in peace
以て瞑すべし (もってめいすべし)
one can now rest in peace; one ought to be contented with what has been accomplished
瞑想生活 (めいそうせいかつ)
life of meditation; contemplative life
瞑目合掌 (めいもくがっしょう)
closing one's eyes and joining one's hands together in prayer
冥々 (めいめい)
dark; invisible
瞑色 (めいしょく)
evening twilight
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