Entry
  1. Noun

    blind snake (esp. the Brahminy blind snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus); worm snake

    Usually written using kana alone

    盲ヘビに怖じず。
    Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
  2. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    fools rush in

    Abbreviationsee 盲蛇に怖じず

Also written めくら蛇【めくらへび】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
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

snake, serpent, hard drinker

Kun
へび
On
ジャ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1721 of 2500
Radical
insect
WaniKani
Level 48

Built from

Used in names as

あぶ

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-6-5SKIP code
6d5.7The Kanji Dictionary
5311.2Four corner code
1656deroo
86c7Unicode hex code
1-28-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4130Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5303New Nelson (John Haig)
1343New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1701Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
907Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1230Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
519Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
558Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1916A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1387Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
32964Morohashi
1341A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1875Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2040Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1716Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1483Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1861Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1608Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
525Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
she2, yi2Pinyin reading
sa, iKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
48WaniKani level