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昧 kanji: meaning “obscure”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N19 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
obscure
On'yomi
マイ、バイ
Kun'yomi
くら・い、むさぼ・る

Picture story to remember 昧

The sun (日) has not yet (未) come up, so everything looks obscure.

Parts in this story:日, 未

How to write 昧: stroke order

昧 is written with 9 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 昧

Practice this kanji in the app

Review 昧 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.

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Kanji that share parts with 昧.