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紛 — Distract

JLPT N110 strokesSecondary school#994 most used
distract, be mistaken for, go astray, divert
On’yomiフン (fun)
Kun’yomiまぎれる (magireru)
Kun’yomi-まぎ (magire)
Kun’yomiまぎらす (magirasu)
Kun’yomiまぎらわす (magirawasu)
Kun’yomiまぎらわしい (magirawashii)

Stroke order (10 strokes)

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Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).

Common words using 紛

WordReadingMeaning
紛争ふんそう
funsou
dispute; conflict; trouble
紛らすまぎらす
magirasu
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.)
紛らわしいまぎらわしい
magirawashii
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing
紛れるまぎれる
magireru
to disappear into; to be lost in; to slip into
紛糾ふんきゅう
funkyuu
complication; confusion; disorder
紛失ふんしつ
funshitsu
loss; going missing

Study notes

紛 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #994 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).

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