Vocabulary

What does まごまご (magomago) mean?

まごまご means flustered, confused.

Quick facts
Readingまごまご
Romajimagomago
Part of speechadverb, suru verb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
まごまご
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmagomago

flustered, confused

  1. 1adverb · suru verb confused; flustered; at a loss

Example sentences

  • I didn't know the way, so I got flustered.

  • Being asked a question, I got flustered.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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