“Illiterate person” in Japanese
Short answer
Illiterate person in Japanese is “盲” (mekura). Full meaning: blindness, blind person; illiteracy, illiterate person; ignorance, ignoramus.
Other ways to say “Illiterate person” in Japanese
文盲
bunmou illiteracy; illiterate person, an illiterate
メクラ
mekura blindness, blind person; illiteracy, illiterate person; ignorance, ignoramus
めくら
mekura blindness, blind person; illiteracy, illiterate person; ignorance, ignoramus
盲目
mekura blindness, blind person; illiteracy, illiterate person; ignorance, ignoramus
盲ら
mekura blindness, blind person; illiteracy, illiterate person; ignorance, ignoramus
目くら
mekura blindness, blind person; illiteracy, illiterate person; ignorance, ignoramus
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