紛
紛

distract, be mistaken for, go astray, divert

10 strokesFrequency 994JLPT N1Grade 8

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フン

Kun

まぎ.れる-まぎ.れまぎ.らすまぎ.らわすまぎ.らわしい

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Common Words

紛れるまぎれるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #5720
1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to slip into; to get mixed in among

Examples
私の手紙は郵送中にどこかに紛れてしまったに違いない。
My letter must have gone astray in the mail.
2

to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.)

3

to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar

4

to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.); to forget about

5

to be distracted by; to be too absorbed in

気まぐれ気紛れきまぐれFreq #5995
1

Common noun

whim; caprice; fancy

Examples
私たちがポルトガルへ行こうと決めたのはまったくの気まぐれだった。
Our decision to go to Portugal was quite arbitrary.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

capricious; fickle; whimsical; impulsive; changeable; temperamental

Examples
気まぐれな天気だな。
The weather is fickle.
紛れもない紛れも無いまぎれもない～い Adj.ExpressionFreq #6587
1

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

Examples
犯罪が増加していることは紛れもない事実だ。
It cannot be denied that crime is on the increase.
紛れ込むまぎれこむIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #10083
1

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

Examples
泥棒は人ごみに紛れ込んだ。
The thief whipped out into the crowd.
紛らわすまぎらわすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #12629
1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to drown (one's sorrows); to beguile (the time)

Examples
彼女は様々の不安から気を紛らわせることができた。
She could divert herself from the anxieties.
2

to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation); to change (the subject)

まがい紛い擬い贋いNounNoun suffixUsually kanaFreq #17385
1

imitation; sham; -like

めまぐるしい目まぐるしい目紛しい～い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #17718
1

dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)

Examples
ここ数日天気がめまぐるしく変わっている。
We've had all kinds of weather over the past few days.
紛失ふんしつNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #18454
1

loss; going missing

Examples
あなたのために紛失した指輪を探してあげましょう。
I will find you your lost ring.
紛争ふんそう紛諍NounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #18551
1

dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife

Examples
紛争のない人間社会はありえない。
There can be no human society without conflict.
紛らわしいまぎらわしい～い Adj.Freq #19932
1

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

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