めくら

Japanese
Alternative spellings
盲
瞽

Etymology

Compound of 目 (me, “eye”) +‎ 暗 (kura, “darkness”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) めくら​ [mèkúráꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [me̞kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Noun

めくら • (mekura) ←めくら (mekura)?

  1. (likely offensive) blindness
  2. (likely offensive) blind person
  3. (likely offensive) ignorance
  4. (likely offensive) ignorant person; an ignoramus

References
  1. “盲・瞽”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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