Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 文盲(もんもう) in Japanese

文盲
Kana Reading
もんもう
Romaji
monmō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    illiteracy
    Example sentence
    その国の人口の３分の１は文盲である。 One third of the population of that country cannot read.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    illiterate person; an illiterate

Examples of 文盲, もんもう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

盲 JLPT 1

8 strokes

blind, blind man, ignoramus

On'Yomi: モウ

Kun'Yomi: めくら

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文 JLPT 4

4 strokes

sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

On'Yomi: ブン, モン

Kun'Yomi: ふみ, あや

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