漢字道KANJIDO

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On
Kun
めし.い
Meaning
blind; a blind musician

Origin

ORIGIN

Eye 目 with 鼓, a drum, as phonetic: unable to see; in old use, a blind musician.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 瞽女ごぜ

    a blind travelling musician

  • 瞽者こしゃ

    a person who cannot see

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

瞽女が三味線を抱えて村を巡る。

The blind musician goes round the villages with a shamisen.

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