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注意をそらす

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 注意をそらす.

Dictionary

Entry

注意をそらす注意を逸らすちゅういをそらすExpressionGodan verbFreq #45538
1

to distract one's attention

Examples
相手の注意をそらすため、我々は本題とは関係のない話をもちだした。
In order to distract the others, we brought up this irrelevant issue as a red herring.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate

8 strokesFrequency 497JLPT N3Grade 3

On

チュウ

Kun

そそ.ぐさ.すつ.ぐ

idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

13 strokesFrequency 99JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Nanori

もとよし

deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge

10 strokesFrequency 1,524JLPT N1Grade 8

On

イツ

Kun

そ.れるそ.らすはぐ.れる

Nanori

いっはやへん

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