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朦朧 (もうろう, mourou) Japanese meaning: dim | Kotomora
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The scenery is hazy because of the fog.
My consciousness was dim from exhaustion.
Usage patterns 意い 識しき が 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 とする for one's consciousness to become hazy/dim
My consciousness started to grow hazy from the high fever.
〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 とした 記き 憶おく a hazy, indistinct memory
I only have a hazy memory of what happened that night.
〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 とした 目め つき a dazed, unfocused look in one's eyes
He had a dazed, unfocused look in his eyes from being drunk.
Kanji 朧 haziness, dreaminess, gloom Related words ぼんやり is the common, everyday word for something vague or absent-minded, while 朦朧 is a literary term implying a heavier, more oppressive haziness.
曖昧 describes abstract ambiguity in meaning or intent, whereas 朦朧 describes sensory or mental haziness like blurred vision or a foggy mind.
Written forms 朦もう 朧ろう Usage 70%
Standard kanji spelling; both characters are relatively rare but this compound is the conventional written form.
もうろう Usage 28%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing because the kanji are complex and uncommon.
モウロウ Usage 2%
Etymology The kanji 朦 and 朧 both carry meanings related to dimness and obscurity. The compound is a Sino-Japanese word (kango) combining these two characters to reinforce the idea of haziness.
