失明|しつめいshitsumei[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbloss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 失明する(しつめいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 失明します(しつめいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 失明しない(しつめいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 失明しません(しつめいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 失明せず・失明せぬ(しつめいせず・しつめいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 失明した(しつめいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 失明しました(しつめいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 失明しなかった(しつめいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 失明しませんでした(しつめいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 失明して(しつめいして) |
| Potential | 失明できる(しつめいできる) |
| Passive | 失明される(しつめいされる) |
| Causative | 失明させる(しつめいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 失明させられる(しつめいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 失明すれば(しつめいすれば) |
| tara | 失明したら(しつめいしたら) |
| Volitional | 失明しよう(しつめいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 失明しましょう(しつめいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 失明しろ(しつめいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym盲目もうもくNeutralCovers the state of being unable to see, and figuratively losing one's reason (as in blind love). It stresses the state; 「失明」 stresses the act of losing sight.
- Synonym盲めくらNeutralRefers to blindness or being unable to see. The bare word is now mostly found in compounds such as 「盲導犬」; on its own it can sound discriminatory, so use with care.
- Related盲もうNeutralRefers to blindness or being unable to see. The bare word is now mostly found in compounds such as 「盲導犬」; on its own it can sound discriminatory, so use with care.
- Antonym晴眼NeutralThe antonym: a person with normal vision. It contrasts with losing one's sight and appears mostly in welfare-related language.
Use 「失明」 for losing one's eyesight through illness or an accident, as in 「事故で失明する」. For the state of being unable to see, 「盲目」 is the usual word; 「晴眼」 refers to someone with normal vision.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


