noun, takes genitive case の

  1. blindness.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

Sensitive.
  1. blind (e.g. love, faith), reckless.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
盲目 もうもく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

blind, blind man, ignoramus
モウ めくら (9th, N1)
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ な.い モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)