Kanji
冥
N1
10 strokes
Grade 8
freq #2349
dark
On'yomi (音読み)
メイ、 ミョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
くら.い
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
冥利
みょうり
providence; luck
冥福
めいふく
happiness in the next world; heavenly bliss
冥王代
めいおうだい
Hadean; Hadean eon
玄冥
げんめい
ancient Chinese god of the north (or rain, water, etc.)
昏冥
こんめい
darkness; gloom
冥漠
めいばく
dim and distant
冥護
みょうご
secret aid by the gods
冥王
めいおう
Hades (god)
女冥利
おんなみょうり
joy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman
冥王星型天体
めいおうせいがたてんたい
plutoid; ice dwarf
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
冥利に尽きる
みょうりにつきる
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
冥き途
くらきみち
Hades; underworld
冥加に余る
みょうがにあまる
to receive too many blessings; to be excessively favoured
冥土の土産
めいどのみやげ
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory
冥々のうち
めいめいのうち
unawares; before one is aware
ご冥福をお祈りします
ごめいふくをおいのりします
may your soul rest in peace; I pray for your happiness in the afterlife
冥福を祈る
めいふくをいのる
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
冥界下り
めいかいくだり
katabasis (descent to and return from the underworld)
冥々
めいめい
dark; invisible