See 瞑目 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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]
},
{
"form": "meimoku shimasu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "瞑目した",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "めいもくした",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "meimoku shita",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "瞑目して",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "めいもくして",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "meimoku shite",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "瞑目すれば",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "めいもくすれば",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "meimoku sureba",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
}
],
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"to close one's eyes"
],
"links": [
[
"close",
"close"
],
[
"eyes",
"eyes"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "瞑る"
},
{
"word": "瞑る"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Japanese terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Even if I die, I cannot die peacefully.",
"roman": "Ware shisu tomo meimoku sezu.",
"ruby": [
[
"我",
"われ"
],
[
"死",
"し"
],
[
"瞑目",
"めいもく"
]
],
"text": "我死すとも瞑目せず。",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to die peacefully"
],
"links": [
[
"die",
"die"
],
[
"peacefully",
"peacefully"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"other": "めーもく"
},
{
"ipa": "[me̞ːmo̞kɯ̟]"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"roman": "shinikiru",
"ruby": [
[
"死",
"し"
],
[
"切",
"き"
]
],
"sense": "to die peacefully",
"word": "死に切る"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Nihon Kokugo Daijiten"
],
"word": "瞑目"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 瞑目 meaning in Japanese (8.2kB)
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"called_from": "parser/1336",
"msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
"path": [
"瞑目"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "瞑目",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
"path": [
"瞑目"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "瞑目",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
"path": [
"瞑目"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "瞑目",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
"path": [
"瞑目"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "瞑目",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
"path": [
"瞑目"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "瞑目",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
"path": [
"瞑目"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "瞑目",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
"path": [
"瞑目"
],
"section": "Japanese",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "瞑目",
"trace": ""
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-02-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (05fdf6b and 9dbd323). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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