冥: DarkKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- メイ、ミョウ
- Kun'yomi
- くら(い)
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 55 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (メイ・ミョウ)
- 冥利みょうりprovidence; luck
- 冥福めいふくhappiness in the next world
- ご冥福をお祈りしますごめいふくをおいのりしますmay their soul rest in peace
- 冥冥めいめいdark; invisible
- 冥冥の裡めいめいのうちunawares; before one is aware
- 冥利がつきるみょうりがつきるto be frowned upon by Fortune
- 冥利が尽きるみょうりがつきるto be frowned upon by Fortune
- 冥利につきるみょうりにつきるto feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
- 冥利に尽きるみょうりにつきるto feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
- 冥加みょうがdivine protection; divine blessing
- 冥加に余るみょうがにあまるto receive too many blessings; to be excessively favoured
- 冥加金みょうがきんmonetary offering (to a temple or shrine)
- 冥助みょうじょdivine protection; divine blessing
- 冥土めいどHades; the underworld
- 冥土のみやげめいどのみやげpleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory
- 冥境めいきょうshades of the dead
- 冥府めいふrealm of the dead; the other world
- 冥想めいそうmeditation; contemplation
- 冥暗めいあんgloom; shade
- 冥漠めいばくdim and distant
- 冥王めいおうHades (Greek god); Pluto (Roman god)
- 冥王代めいおうだいHadean; Hadean eon
- 冥王星めいおうせいPluto (dwarf planet)
- 冥王星型天体めいおうせいがたてんたいplutoid; ice dwarf
- 冥王星族めいおうせいぞくplutino
- 冥界めいかいhades; realm of the dead
- 冥福を祈るめいふくをいのるto pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
- 冥罰めいばつretribution; divine punishment
- 冥色めいしょくevening twilight
- 冥護みょうごsecret aid by the gods
- 冥途めいどHades; the underworld
- 冥途のみやげめいどのみやげpleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory
- 冥邈めいばくdim and distant
- 冥闇めいあんgloom; shade
- 命冥加いのちみょうがprovidential protection
- 天地晦冥てんちかいめいThe world is covered in darkness; All is plunged into darkness
- 女冥利おんなみょうりjoy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman
- 幽冥ゆうめいsemidarkness; deep and strange
- 幽冥境を異にするゆうめいさかいをことにするto die; to quit this world
- 幽冥界ゆうめいかいhades; realm of the dead
- 役者冥利やくしゃみょうりthe happiness (good fortune) of being an actor; feeling blessed for being an actor
- 昏冥こんめいdarkness; gloom
- 晦冥かいめいdarkness
- 玄冥げんめいancient Chinese god of the north (or rain, water, etc.)
- 男冥利おとこみょうりthe good fortune to have been born male
- 頑冥がんめいbigoted; obstinate
- 頑冥不霊がんめいふれいstubborn and ignorant
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 冥いくらいdark; gloomy
- 冥き途くらきみちHades; underworld
Other readings
- 冥々めいめいdark; invisible
- 冥々のうちめいめいのうちunawares; before one is aware
- 冥々の裡めいめいのうちunawares; before one is aware
- 冥土の土産めいどのみやげpleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory
- 冥途の土産めいどのみやげpleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory
- 幽冥界を異にするゆうめいさかいをことにするto die; to quit this world
Kanji that often appear with 冥
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