冥

dark

Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingメイ、ミョウ

Kun readingくら.い

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

dark
彼は一人のこされると冥想にふけった。Being left alone, he sank into meditation.tatoeba
ご冥福をお祈りします。May his soul rest in peace.tatoeba
HadesRtK

happiness in the next world
heavenly bliss
repose of one's soul

Radicals and components

Radical冖cloth cover

Components

How it's built

冥

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

hades · crown (冖) · sun (日) · day (日) · six (六)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 322

Compound words

冥福めいふく

happiness in the next world; heavenly bliss; repose of one's soul

晦冥かいめい

頑冥がんめい

冥いくらい

冥界めいかい

冥境めいきょう

shades of the dead

冥途めいど

冥土めいど

冥漠めいばく

dim and distant

冥罰みょうばつ

冥府めいふ

realm of the dead

冥王星めいおうせい

Pluto (dwarf planet)

頑冥固陋がんめいころう

天地晦冥てんちかいめい

the world is covered in darkness

Additional Examples

冥界の扉は開かれた。

The nether gate was opened.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 冥

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step