冥
dark
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
10 / 10
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:10
JLPT:N/A
Frequency:2349
Vocabulary
ミョウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冥福 | ミョウフク | happiness in the next world; heavenly bliss |
| 冥利 | ミョウリ | providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage |
| 冥罰 | ミョウバツ | retribution; divine punishment |
| 役者冥利 | ヤクシャミョウリ | the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor; feeling blessed for being an actor |
| 冥護 | ミョウゴ | secret aid by the gods |
メイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冥福 | メイフク | happiness in the next world; heavenly bliss |
| 冥想 | メイソウ | meditation; contemplation |
| 頑冥 | ガンメイ | bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded |
| 冥王星 | メイオウセイ | Pluto (dwarf planet) |
| 冥界 | メイカイ | hades; realm of the dead |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冥い | くらい | dark; gloomy; murky; depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood); dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious; unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising; unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of) |
| 冥途 | めいど | Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead |
| 命冥加 | いのちみょうが | providential protection |
| 冥々 | めいめい | dark; invisible |
| 冥加 | みょうが | divine protection; divine blessing; providence; blessed; fortunate; lucky; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo-period business tax |