blind
N1- Onyomi
- モウ
- Stroke count
- 8
- JLPT
- N1
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 盲 down and you get 亡 (vanish / lost) — a figure ducking down out of sight beneath a low cover, and beside it 目 (eye) — an eye stood on its end, pupil lines inside. Picture a house under its roof, put 盲 inside it, and let that scene stand for "blind" — blind. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 8
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は8画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 8 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
盲点
mouten
blind spot
盲点が大切です
moutengataisetsudesu
blind spot is important
盲点が必要です
moutengahitsuyoudesu
blind spot is necessary
盲点を考えます
mouten'okangaemasu
to think about blind spot
盲点について話します
moutennitsuitehanashimasu
to talk about blind spot
Example sentences (2)
それは制度の盲点でした。
それ は せいど の もうてん でした。
sore wa seido no mouten deshita.
That was a blind spot in the system.
慣れた作業ほど盲点が生まれやすいので、注意が必要です。
なれた さぎょう ほど もうてん が うまれ やすい ので、ちゅうい が ひつよう です。
nareta sagyou hodo mouten ga umare yasui node, chuui ga hitsuyou desu.
The more familiar the task, the more readily blind spots appear, so care is needed.