In Japan, the term Mokusho-zen did not continue to have a negative meaning for a long time, but at a later stage, it was used by the Sodo school to mean its own Zen style.
日本では否定的な意味で用いられた期間はそれほど長くなく、後には曹洞宗自身が自らの禅風を示すものとして用いた。