jmdict 1605170 Active (id#2319207)
蒙昧矇昧 [sK] 曚昧 [sK]
もうまい
  1. [adj-na,n]
    • ignorant
    • unenlightened
    • uncivilized
    • uncivilised
History:
    • A 2024-10-26 20:37:51 Jim Breen (id#2319207)
    • Comments
      The JEs have noun glosses.
    • Refs
      蒙昧	27447	  
      蒙昧な	9099	  
      蒙昧の	3071	  
      蒙昧を	1857
    • A* 2024-10-26 19:01:54 Stephen Kraus (id#2319193)
    • Comments
      I don't think the "(lack of) enlightenment or civilization" gloss is needed when there are already "unenlightened" and "uncivilized" glosses.
    • Refs
      Sounds like this originally meant "darkness / fog / haze" but now only has this figurative meaning.
      Nikk: 暗いこと。… 転じて、人知が開けず物事の判断にくらいこと。
    • Diff
      @@ -21,2 +21 @@
      -<gloss>ignorance</gloss>
      -<gloss>(lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation)</gloss>
      +<gloss>ignorant</gloss>
    • A* 2024-10-26 14:23:35 GM (id#2319181)
    • Refs
      蒙昧 27,447 100.0% 
      矇昧      0   0.0% -sK
      曚昧      0   0.0% -sK
    • Diff
      @@ -9 +9 @@
      -<ke_inf>&oK;</ke_inf>
      +<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
      @@ -13 +13 @@
      -<ke_inf>&oK;</ke_inf>
      +<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
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