Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; love is blind

    Proverb

    恋は盲目。憎しみもまたしかり。
    Love is blind. Hatred is also blind.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling

Kun
こ.うこいこい.しい
On
レン
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1296 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-2-8, 2-6-4SKIP code
2j8.2The Kanji Dictionary
0033.3Four corner code
458deroo
604bUnicode hex code
1-46-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
313Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1852New Nelson (John Haig)
2098New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2602Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1331Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1804Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1748Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1885Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1123A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1223Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1012Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10537Morohashi
1931A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
258Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
258Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
536Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1333Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1078Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
784Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1764Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lian4Pinyin reading
ryeonKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

blind, blind man, ignoramus

Kun
めくら
On
モウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1767 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 57

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-2-6SKIP code
2j6.6The Kanji Dictionary
0060.1Four corner code
479deroo
76f2Unicode hex code
1-44-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
297Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3907New Nelson (John Haig)
2053New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2547Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1298Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1767Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
486Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
525Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1499A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
936Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1177Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23132XMorohashi
1852A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1375Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1462Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1558Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1210Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1278Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1378Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
497Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mang2Pinyin reading
maengKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
57WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

Kun
-めま-
On
モクボク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
76 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

さかんさがんさっかさつか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
5c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.1Four corner code
3979deroo
76eeUnicode hex code
1-44-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3127Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3906New Nelson (John Haig)
3043New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3777Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1927Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
15Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
191Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
22Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23105Morohashi
72A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
55Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25sakade
75Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
30henshall3
48Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
91crowley
168Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1376Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
15Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level