めど

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of めど – see the following entries.

【目処】 [noun] aim [noun] outlook

【針孔】 [noun] eye of a needle Alternative spelling 穴

【馬道めどう】 [noun] (architecture) a long board covered earth floor passageway connecting two buildings. The boards can be removed to let horses into an inner courtyard Alternative spelling めんどう

【蓍】H [noun] (archaic) Short for 蓍萩 (medohagi, “Lespedeza juncea”). [noun] (archaic) Short for 蓍 (medoki, “divination sticks”). [noun] (archaic) (by extension) the practice of divination with divination sticks or lespedeza stalks

(This term, めど (medo), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as めど, see Category:Japanese kanji read as めど.)