Word details
紛らわす
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 紛らわす.
Dictionary
Entry
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)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
紛
distract, be mistaken for, go astray, divert
10 strokesFrequency 994JLPT N1Grade 8
On
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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