盲目(もうもく)

もうもく
noun, na-adjective
blindness, blind
formaldescriptive
1. blindness, being blind
The state of being unable to see. In modern usage, 盲目(もうもく) as a literal medical term is increasingly avoided in favor of more respectful expressions.
盲目(もうもく)のピアニストが演奏(えんそう)した。
A blind pianist performed.
生(う)まれつき盲目(もうもく)だったが、音楽(おんがく)の才能(さいのう)に恵(めぐ)まれた。
Born blind, but blessed with musical talent.
盲目(もうもく)の人々(ひとびと)を支援(しえん)する団体(だんたい)に寄付(きふ)した。
I donated to an organization that supports blind people.
2. blind (figurative), uncritical, unreasoning
Being unable or unwilling to see the truth; accepting something without critical thought. The figurative sense is the most common use today.
盲目(もうもく)的(てき)に信(しん)じてはいけない。
You should not believe blindly.
盲目(もうもく)的(てき)な愛(あい)は危険(きけん)だ。
Blind love is dangerous.
情報(じょうほう)を盲目(もうもく)的(てき)に受(う)け入(い)れず、自分(じぶん)で考(かんが)えることが大切(たいせつ)だ。
It is important not to accept information blindly but to think for yourself.

Usage

The literal sense (sense 1) is used in literary, historical, and some formal contexts, but in everyday Japanese it is increasingly considered insensitive. More respectful alternatives include 目(め)が不自由(ふじゆう)な方(かた) or 視覚(しかく)障害者(しょうがいしゃ).

The figurative sense (sense 2) is more freely used and is the primary modern usage. 盲目(もうもく)的(てき) (blindly, uncritically) is the most common form in this sense.

Common collocations

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Added 2026.2.26 22:39 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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