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Kanji Detail for 蒙 - "cover, ignorant, receive"

蒙

  • Meaning

    蒙 means "cover, ignorant, receive."

    1. Cover - To hide; to obscure.

    2. Ignorant - Lacking knowledge; unenlightened.

    3. Receive - To be given; to suffer.

    4. Mongolia - Part of the name for Mongolia.

  • Words using 蒙

    • 啓蒙 けいもう Listen enlightenment; illumination

  • Four-character idioms with 蒙

    • 無知蒙昧 むちもうまい Listen unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant

  • Tattoo check: 蒙

    • Verified meaning: cover, ignorant, receive
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read もう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 蒙

    Given names 蒙(もう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ignorance; darkness; get; receive; be subjected to; sustain; Mongolia

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (literary) sincere; honest; genuine

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to cover; to deceive; Mongolia

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Dark or obscure. The place where the sun sets is called 大蒙. Appears in the Erya. Also the appearance of not knowing anything. Such as 蒙昧 (ignorant), 顓蒙 (foolish). | Young. A 蒙童 (young child). Such as 訓蒙 (teaching the young), 蒙學 (elementary learning). | To cover. Such as 蒙難 (suffering disaster), 蒙塵 (covered with dust). Also 蒙蔽 (to deceive). Such as saying 上下相蒙 (superiors and subordinates deceiving each other). | To receive. Such as saying 蒙恩 (receiving grace), 蒙福 (receiving blessings), 曾蒙光動 (having received the favor of your visit) and the like. | Referring to oneself as 蒙. A humble term. Meaning ignorant and foolish. | 蒙古 (Mongolia). A minority ethnic group name. Also abbreviated as 蒙.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    boh(ボウ) ボウ

    moh(モウ) モウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    koumu.ru(こうむ-る) こうむ-る

    kura.i(くらい) くらい

    oo.u(おお-う) おお-う

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    cover ignorant receive dark unenlightened foolish stupid invade mongolia wear blindfold conceal obscure mask cloak shroud hide envelop disguise camouflage hoodwink mislead shield screen

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