まがい

Also written 紛い, 擬い, 贋い

Meanings

1. Noun, Noun suffix imitation; sham; -like

Example sentences

• 世の中には、法の網の目をくぐって違法まがいのことをする人がいる。
  In this world, there are people who take advantage of legal loopholes to do things that are almost illegal.
• そろそろこんな犯罪まがいの仕事から足を洗ったらどうなんだ。
  You really ought to wash your hands of this borderline illegal work.

Words containing まがい

• ごまふたまがい tiger moon shell (Natica tigrina)
• こたまがい Gomphina melanegis (species of Venus clam)
• かたやまがい Oncomelania hupensis nosophora (species of tropical freshwater snail)

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists