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盲 = 亡 + 目

盲 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “blind”. It is built from 亡 (deceased) and 目 (eye). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 525.

Keyword
blind
RTK frame
525
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
モウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
めくら
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
слепой
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
盲 blind

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亡 deceased
  2. 目 eye

How to find 盲 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “deceased” + “eye”. 盲 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 盲 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.