Vocabulary

What does 紛れる (まぎれる, magireru) mean?

紛れる (まぎれる, magireru) means to blend in, to get lost in a crowd; to be distracted.

Quick facts
Readingまぎれる
Romajimagireru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
まぎれる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmagireru

to blend in, to get lost in a crowd; to be distracted

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to disappear into; to be lost in; to slip into
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.)
  3. 3ichidan verb · intransitive to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar
  4. 4ichidan verb · intransitive to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.); to forget about
  5. 5ichidan verb · intransitive to be distracted by; to be too absorbed in

Example sentences

  • He melted into the crowd and disappeared.

  • Caught up in the busyness, I had forgotten about it.

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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.

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