[#Kanji of the Day] Monday February 1, 2021 (Reiwa 3):盲鰻
Japanese Romaji: mekuraunagi
Japanese Meaning: hagfish (especially the species Myxine garmani from Japan) / Myxinidae
Parts:
mekura(mou, bou) - blind / blindness / blind person / reckless / aimless / illiteracy / illiterate person / ignorance / ignorant person / ignoramus
unagi(una, u, man) - eel (especially the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
*Note: in Japanese, this is also written as メクラウナギ
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Chinese Pinyin: mángmán
Chinese Meaning: hagfish (jawless proto-fish of class Myxini) / Myxinidae
Chinese to Japanese Translation: ヌタウナギ (nuta unagi)
Parts:
máng - blind / unperceptive / shortsighted / unable to see / deluded / illiterate / one who lacks knowledge
Kanji Count | Word Count: 2967 | 1890