Word Meaning 瞑目

めいもく meimoku

瞑目 is read as めいもく (meimoku) and means closing one's eyes.

Meaning

English

  1. closing one's eyes
  2. passing away
  3. dying peacefully

Reading

Kana

めいもく

Romaji

meimoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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瞑目合掌

めいもくがっしょう

closing one's eyes and joining one's hands together in prayer

目を瞑る

めをつぶる

to die

瞑る

つぶる

to close (one's eyes)

瞑想

めいそう

meditation (with closed eyes)

面目

めいぼく

appearance

名目

めいもく

(under the) pretext (of)

人目

ひとめ

(public) notice

駄目

だめ

neutral point

割れ目

われめ

vulva

真面目

まじめ

honest

科目

かもく

(school) subject

(an) appearance