Moto 昧: Dark; FoolishKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- マイ、バイ
- Kun'yomi
- くら(い)、むさぼ(る)
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 41 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (マイ・バイ)
- 三昧さんまいsamadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
- 曖昧あいまいvague; ambiguous
- あい昧あいまいvague; ambiguous
- 一行三昧いちぎょうざんまいcomplete concentration on one subject (usu. prayer); one-practice absorption
- 凡庸愚昧ぼんようぐまいordinary and ignorant; mediocre and stupid
- 刃物三昧はものざんまい(engaging in a) knife fight
- 念仏三昧ねんぶつざんまいbeing deep in prayer; praying devoutly to Amida Buddha
- 悪行三昧あくぎょうざんまいcommitting every evil; being given to evil ways
- 愚昧ぐまいstupid
- 戯作三昧げさくざんまいbeing absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself
- 放蕩三昧ほうとうざんまいbeing absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
- 曖昧さあいまいさambiguity
- 曖昧さ回避あいまいさかいひdisambiguation (of a Wikipedia page, etc.); ambiguity aversion
- 曖昧アクセントあいまいアクセントAimai accent, used in parts of Kanto
- 曖昧制御あいまいせいぎょfuzzy control
- 曖昧宿あいまいやどbrothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
- 曖昧屋あいまいやbrothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
- 曖昧度あいまいどequivocation
- 曖昧性あいまいせいambiguity; fuzziness
- 曖昧性解消あいまいせいかいしょうdisambiguation
- 曖昧検索あいまいけんさくfuzzy reference; ambiguous search
- 曖昧模糊あいまいもこobscure; vague
- 曖昧理論あいまいりろんfuzzy theory
- 曖昧茶屋あいまいぢゃやbrothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
- 曖昧論理あいまいろんりfuzzy logic
- 曖昧量あいまいりょうequivocation
- 曚昧もうまいignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation)
- 無知愚昧むちぐまいunenlightened; in the darkest ignorance
- 無知蒙昧むちもうまいunenlightened; uneducated
- 矇昧もうまいignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation)
- 自由三昧じゆうざんまいfree; unfettered
- 蒙昧もうまいignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation)
- 蒙昧主義もうまいしゅぎobscurantism
- 読書三昧どくしょざんまいbeing absorbed in reading
- 遊蕩三昧ゆうとうざんまいbeing absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
- 風流三昧ふうりゅうざんまいtaking delight in elegant pursuits; being absorbed in such elegant cultural pursuits as poetry, painting and calligraphy
Other readings
- 三昧耶さんまやtime
- 三昧耶形さんまやぎょうobject or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life
- 三昧耶戒さんまやかいprecepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
- 三昧耶曼荼羅さんまやまんだらsamya mandala (in Shingon); mandala where each deity is represented by an object (lotus flower, gem, sword, etc.)
- 贅沢三昧ぜいたくざんまいindulging in every possible luxury
Kanji that often appear with 昧
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