めいもく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of めいもく – see the following entries.

【名目】 [noun] name [noun] pretext, something nominal

【瞑目】 [noun] [from 1422] closing of the eyes [noun] [from 857] a peaceful death [verb] to close one's eyes [verb] to die peacefully

(This term, めいもく, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)