まぎらす
Also written 紛らす
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to drown (one's sorrows); to beguile (the time)
- to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation); to change (the subject)
Example sentences
- 老人はトランプで退屈な１日をまぎらした。
The old man beguiled the weary day with cards. - トムはピアノを弾いて失恋の悲しみを紛らそうとした。
Tom tried to forget his love sorrow by playing the piano.
Related forms
- 紛れる (まぎれる) to disappear into (intransitive partner)