"瞑目" meaning in Japanese

See 瞑目 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [me̞ːmo̞kɯ̟] Forms: 瞑目 [canonical] (ruby: (めい), (もく)), meimoku [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese compound 瞑目 (meng? mjuwk, literally “closed eyes + eye”). A mixed reading, using the kan'on for 瞑 (mei) and the goon for 目 (moku), so the reading likely shifted after the initial borrowing. First cited to a work from 857. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=めいもく}} Middle Chinese Head templates: {{ja-noun|めいもく}} 瞑(めい)目(もく) • (meimoku)
  1. closing of the eyes
    Sense id: en-瞑目-ja-noun-Igh5D6HM Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 20 11 31 38
  2. a peaceful death Synonyms: 永眠, 自然死
    Sense id: en-瞑目-ja-noun-nqOVnimq Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Death Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 20 11 31 38 Disambiguation of Death: 0 100 0 0

Verb

IPA: [me̞ːmo̞kɯ̟]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese compound 瞑目 (meng? mjuwk, literally “closed eyes + eye”). A mixed reading, using the kan'on for 瞑 (mei) and the goon for 目 (moku), so the reading likely shifted after the initial borrowing. First cited to a work from 857. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=めいもく}} Middle Chinese Head templates: {{ja-verb-suru|めいもく|tr=intrans}} 瞑(めい)目(もく)する • (meimoku suru) intransitive suru (stem 瞑(めい)目(もく)し (meimoku shi), past 瞑(めい)目(もく)した (meimoku shita)) Forms: 瞑目する [canonical] (ruby: (めい), (もく)), meimoku suru [romanization], 瞑目し [stem] (ruby: (めい), (もく)), 瞑目した [past] (ruby: (めい), (もく)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 瞑目し [error-unrecognized-form], めいもくし [error-unrecognized-form], meimoku shi [error-unrecognized-form], 瞑目する [error-unrecognized-form], めいもくする [error-unrecognized-form], meimoku suru [error-unrecognized-form], 瞑目すれ [error-unrecognized-form], めいもくすれ [error-unrecognized-form], meimoku sure [error-unrecognized-form], 瞑目せよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 瞑目しろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], めいもくせよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], めいもくしろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], meimoku seyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], meimoku shiro [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 瞑目される [passive], めいもくされる [passive], meimoku sareru [passive], 瞑目させる [causative], 瞑目さす [causative], めいもくさせる [causative], めいもくさす [causative], meimoku saseru [causative], meimoku sasu [causative], 瞑目できる [potential], めいもくできる [potential], meimoku dekiru [potential], 瞑目しよう [volitional], めいもくしよう [volitional], meimoku shiyō [volitional], 瞑目しない [negative], めいもくしない [negative], meimoku shinai [negative], 瞑目せず [continuative, negative], めいもくせず [continuative, negative], meimoku sezu [continuative, negative], 瞑目します [formal], めいもくします [formal], meimoku shimasu [formal], 瞑目した [perfective], めいもくした [perfective], meimoku shita [perfective], 瞑目して [conjunctive], めいもくして [conjunctive], meimoku shite [conjunctive], 瞑目すれば [conditional, hypothetical], めいもくすれば [conditional, hypothetical], meimoku sureba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to close one's eyes Synonyms: 瞑る, 瞑る
    Sense id: en-瞑目-ja-verb-om3JmRhz Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 20 11 31 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 22 10 42 25
  2. to die peacefully Synonyms (to die peacefully): 死に切る (shinikiru) (ruby: (), ())
    Sense id: en-瞑目-ja-verb-gvNB92A4 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 14 6 22 58 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 20 11 31 38 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 19 8 28 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 17 7 24 53 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 18 7 27 48 Disambiguation of 'to die peacefully': 0 100
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          "word": "自然死"
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      "other": "めーもく"
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      "form": "瞑目される",
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      "form": "めいもくされる",
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      "form": "meimoku sareru",
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      "form": "瞑目させる",
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      "form": "瞑目さす",
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      "form": "めいもくさせる",
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      "form": "めいもくさす",
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      "form": "meimoku saseru",
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      "form": "meimoku sasu",
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      "form": "瞑目できる",
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      "form": "めいもくできる",
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      "form": "meimoku dekiru",
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      "form": "瞑目しよう",
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      "form": "めいもくしよう",
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      "form": "meimoku shiyō",
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      "form": "瞑目しない",
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      "form": "めいもくしない",
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      "form": "meimoku shinai",
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      "form": "瞑目せず",
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      "form": "めいもくせず",
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      "form": "瞑目します",
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      "form": "meimoku shimasu",
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      "form": "瞑目した",
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      "form": "めいもくした",
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      "form": "瞑目して",
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      "form": "めいもくして",
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      "form": "meimoku shite",
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      "form": "瞑目すれば",
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      "form": "めいもくすれば",
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      "form": "meimoku sureba",
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          "word": "瞑る"
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          "word": "瞑る"
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          "english": "Even if I die, I cannot die peacefully.",
          "roman": "Ware shisu tomo meimoku sezu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "我",
              "われ"
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              "死",
              "し"
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      "other": "めーもく"
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      "ipa": "[me̞ːmo̞kɯ̟]"
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    {
      "roman": "shinikiru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "死",
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        ],
        [
          "切",
          "き"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "to die peacefully",
      "word": "死に切る"
    }
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  "word": "瞑目"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 瞑目 meaning in Japanese (8.6kB)

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}

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}

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