japanese.tips

紛 distract

Meaningdistract; be mistaken for; go astray; divert
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
Strokes10
First metN3 lesson 2, in 紛らわしい

Stroke order

Words

WordReadingMeaningLevel
紛らわしいまぎらわしいconfusing, easily mistakenN3
紛糾ふんきゅうcomplication, entanglementN3
紛争ふんそうdispute, conflictN3

Examples

親方(おやかた)、この「関心(かんしん)」と「感心(かんしん)」の活字(かつじ)、形(かたち)がとても紛(まぎ)らわしいです!同(おな)じ引(ひ)き出(だ)しに混(ま)ざってしまっていました!

Boss, the shapes of these slugs for "interest" and "admiration" are terribly confusing! They ended up mixed into the same drawer! (N3 lesson 2)