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盲目 (もうもく, moumoku) Japanese meaning: blindness | Kotomora

盲もう目もく

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Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Literal medical or physical blindness; also used in formal contexts.

彼かれは事じ故こで盲もう目もくになった。

He became blind due to an accident.

2

na-adjective, noun

blind (love, faith); reckless

sensitive

Figurative use for being oblivious or acting without reason; often used with 愛, 信仰, 信者, etc. Potentially sensitive.

盲もう目もくの愛あいは時ときに人とを傷きずつける。
Blind love sometimes hurts people.
彼かれは盲もう目もくの信しん者じゃになってしまった。
He has become a blind follower.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に盲もう目もくになるto become blind to something (e.g. love, reason)
彼かれは恋こいに盲もう目もくになっていた。
He had become blind with love.
盲もう目もくの〈人ひと〉a blind (person)
彼かの女じょは盲もう目もくのピアニストとして有ゆう名めいだ。
She is famous as a blind pianist.

Expressions

恋こいは盲もう目もくlove is blind
愛あいは盲もう目もくlove is blind

Kanji

盲blind, blind man, ignoramus
目eye, class, look

Related words

失しつ明めい sense 1
失明 emphasizes the act or process of losing one's sight, while 盲目 describes the resulting state of blindness.
妄もう信しん sense 2
盲信 specifically means blindly believing something (often religion or ideology), while 盲目 is broader and can describe blind love, faith, or reckless behavior.

Opposites

目め明あき sense 1
目明き refers to a sighted person, the direct opposite of 盲目's meaning of blindness.

Don't confuse with

盲もう人じん sense 1
盲人 refers to a blind person, whereas 盲目 refers to the abstract state or quality of blindness itself.
盲もう点てんN1
盲目 means literal or figurative blindness (an inability to see or judge), while 盲点 refers to a specific unseen spot or overlooked weak point.

Word family

盲もう目もく的てき
blind; reckless
盲もう目もく的てきに
blindly; without question
盲もう目もく飛ひ行こう
instrument flying

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 盲 (blind) and 目 (eye). The figurative sense developed from the literal meaning.