盲点

• 読み: もうてん
• ローマ字: mouten
• 漢字の分解: 盲 (mou) — blind; 点 (ten) — point, spot
• 発音: /moː.teɴ/

意味

Blind spot. Both a physiological term for the retinal blind spot and a figurative term for an overlooked point.

A noun with both literal and figurative uses. In ophthalmology, it refers to the part of the retina where the optic nerve connects, which has no photoreceptors. More commonly used figuratively to mean an overlooked or unnoticed weakness, flaw, or gap in thinking. The phrase 盲点を突く (to exploit a blind spot) is particularly common.

例文

1. その指摘は完全に盲点だった。
2. 法律の盲点を突いた巧妙な手口だ。
3. セキュリティの盲点を見つけて対策を強化した。

使い方ガイド

場面: analysis, security, debate, self-reflection

トーン: analytical

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 盲 (mou, blind) + 点 (ten, point/spot). Originally a medical term for the physiological blind spot discovered by Edme Mariotte in 1668. The figurative meaning of an overlooked flaw followed naturally.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal