Refers to the condition of being blind. Often used in medical or formal contexts.
He became blind due to an accident.
guide dog; seeing-eye dog
cecum; blind gut · appendix · appendicitis
blind faith; blind acceptance; credulity
blind person; visually impaired person
total blindness
school for the blind
blind obedience; unquestioning submission
blindness
illiteracy · illiterate person
color blindness
half blind; partially sighted
ageusia; taste blindness
blind turtle
blind and mute; deaf-blind
blind official (musician, masseur, acupuncturist)
shooting wildly; firing blindly
blind love; infatuation
Standard kanji spelling for the noun meaning 'blindness'.
The kanji 盲 is composed of 亡 (to lose) and 目 (eye), suggesting the loss of sight. The reading もう is the on'yomi.