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冥
On'yomi
メイ・ミョウ
MEI / MYOU
Kun'yomi
くら.い
kurai
dark
dark
Details
Strokes10
Frequency#2349
Radical冖cover(2)
Stroke Order
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Strokes10
Component Breakdown
冥=
冖昗
cover + 昗
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of cover, sun, and six. Covering sun.
Symbolism
Underworld, hades, dark. Represents underworld.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Illuminating the darkness
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
頑冥不霊
がんめいふれい
stubborn and ignorant; stubborn and ignorant