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瞑: close eyes

close eyes; meditate
15 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 4 words here

Readings

On
メイ・ベン・ミョウ・ミン・メン
Kun
めいする・つぶる・つむる・くらい

瞑る (つむる/つぶる) is to close one's eyes; 瞑想 (meditation) and 瞑目 use the on-reading メイ.

Key words

瞑想めいそうmeditation
瞑目めいもくclosing one's eyes
瞑るつむるto close (the eyes)
瞑するめいするto close the eyes; to die in peace

Example sentences

Every morning I meditate quietly by the window for just ten minutes.

She took a deep breath and gently closed her eyes.

The old monk quietly closed his eyes and began to chant a sutra.

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