紛
mix up; distract; be mistaken for; go astray; divert
10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 994.
Readings
- フン (on reading): 紛争 (ふんそう) dispute; 紛失 (ふんしつ) loss
- まぎれ (kun reading): 紛れ込む (まぎれこむ) to disappear into; 紛れ (まぎれ) confusion
- まぎれる (kun reading): 紛れる (まぎれる) to disappear into; 気が紛れる (きがまぎれる) to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
- まぎらわしい (kun reading): 紛らわしい (まぎらわしい) easily mixed up (e.g. similar words)
- まぎらわす (kun reading): 紛らわす (まぎらわす) to divert (e.g. one's mind)
- まぎらす (kun reading): 言い紛らす (いいまぎらす) to equivocate; 冗談に紛らす (じょうだんにまぎらす) to pass (something) off as a joke
Components
- 糸
- 分
- ハ radical eight, katakana ha
- 刀 radical sword
- 小 radical small
- 幺 radical short thread
- 糸 radical thread
Words using 紛
- 紛争 (ふんそう) dispute
- 紛失 (ふんしつ) loss
- 内紛 (ないふん) domestic discord
- 紛糾 (ふんきゅう) complication
- 国境紛争 (こっきょうふんそう) international border dispute
- 紛れ込む (まぎれこむ) to disappear into
- 紛れ (まぎれ) confusion
- 苦し紛れ (くるしまぎれ) (out of) desperation
- 悔し紛れ (くやしまぎれ) spite
- 腹立ち紛れ (はらだちまぎれ) fit of anger
- 紛れる (まぎれる) to disappear into
- 気が紛れる (きがまぎれる) to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
- 取り紛れる (とりまぎれる) to be in confusion
- 紛らわしい (まぎらわしい) easily mixed up (e.g. similar words)
- 紛らわす (まぎらわす) to divert (e.g. one's mind)
- 言い紛らす (いいまぎらす) to equivocate
- 冗談に紛らす (じょうだんにまぎらす) to pass (something) off as a joke
- 気を紛らす (きをまぎらす) to distract oneself
- 紛らせる (まぎらせる) to divert (e.g. one's mind)
- 紛う (まごう) to be easily mistaken for (something else)
- 見紛う (みまがう) to mistake (A for B)
- 紛える (まがえる) to imitate
- 紛う方なく (まごうかたなく) undoubtedly
- 紛いもない (まがいもない) unmistakable
60 words in all.