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冥 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「冖」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「冖」
On
メイ・ミョウめい・みょう · mei · myō
Kun
くら.いkura.i
Meaning
dark; the other world

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A cover placed over the sun: light shut out — darkness, and the world after death.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onメイめいmei冥福めいふく
Onミョウみょうmyō冥加みょうが冥利みょうり

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 冥福めいふく

    happiness in the next world

  • 冥利みょうり

    the blessing of one’s calling

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

故人(こじん)の冥福(めいふく)を心(こころ)から祈(いの)る。

I pray sincerely for the repose of the departed.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

冥利冥福冥利profit福good…冗superf…写copy冠crown冤false…冢burial…謎riddle名name妙exquis…苗seedli…命life
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 冖Map of reading メイAll maps

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