Kanji

What does the kanji 紛 mean?

紛 means confusion, mix-up; dispute. On'yomi フン. Kun'yomi まぎ.れる、-まぎ.れ、まぎ.らす、まぎ.らわす、まぎ.らわしい.

Quick facts
On'yomiフン
Kun'yomiまぎ.れる、-まぎ.れ、まぎ.らす、まぎ.らわす、まぎ.らわしい
Strokes10
Main radical糸
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi フンKun'yomi まぎ.れる、-まぎ.れ、まぎ.らす、まぎ.らわす、まぎ.らわしい
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

confusion, mix-up; dispute

Memory hook

The reel of thread (糸) cut and scattered (分) in all directions — CONFUSED, DISPUTE.

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Common words

  • 紛争ふんそうdispute, conflict
  • 紛失ふんしつloss (of an item)
  • 紛れるまぎれるto blend in, get lost (in a crowd); to be distracted
  • 紛らわしいまぎらわしいconfusing, misleading, ambiguous

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.