紛 Kanji – distract
The Japanese kanji 紛 can mean distract, be mistaken for, go astray, divert.
Meaning and Readings
How is 紛 read?
紛 has the onyomi reading フン and the kunyomi readings まぎれる, -まぎれ, まぎらす, まぎらわす, まぎらわしい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as fun, magireru, magire, magirasu, magirawasu, magirawashii.
Common Japanese Words Using 紛
These common Japanese words contain 紛. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 紛らす（まぎらす） — to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time)
- 紛らわしい（まぎらわしい） — easily mixed up (e.g. similar words), easily mistaken, confusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous
- 紛れる（まぎれる） — to disappear into, to be lost in, to slip into, to get mixed in among
- 紛糾（ふんきゅう） — complication, confusion, disorder, chaos, dispute, conflict, trouble, quarrel
- 紛失（ふんしつ） — loss, going missing
- 紛争（ふんそう） — dispute, conflict, trouble, unrest, strife
- 珍紛漢紛（ちんぷんかんぷん） — unintelligible language, incoherent language, talking nonsense, babble, gibberish, jargon, gobbledygook
- 紛れ（まぐれ） — fluke, chance, pure luck
- 紛れもない（まぎれもない） — unmistakable, evident, obvious, certain, beyond doubt