めくら

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
盲瞽

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) めくら (Odaka – )^[2]
IPA^(key):

Noun

めくら • (mekura) ^{←めくら (mekura)^?}

(likely offensive) blindness
(likely offensive) blind person
(likely offensive) ignorance
(likely offensive) ignorant person; an ignoramus

References

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

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