Vocabulary

What does 盲点 (もうてん, mouten) mean?

盲点 (もうてん, mouten) means blind spot; overlooked weakness.

Quick facts
Readingもうてん
Romajimouten
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
もうてん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmouten

blind spot; overlooked weakness

  1. 1noun blind spot (on the retina)
  2. 2noun blind spot; weak point; loophole

Example sentences

  • Blind spots always come with driving.

  • That plan had an unexpected blind spot.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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