あやふや

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Japanese

Pronunciation

Adjective

あやふや (ayafuya-na (adnominal あやふや (ayafuya na), adverbial あやふや (ayafuya ni))

  1. uncertain; indefinite
    Synonym: 不確か (futashika)
    あやふやな(きょう)(かい)(せん)
    ayafuya na kyōkai-sen
    uncertain (ill-defined) boundary line
  2. ambiguous; vague
    Synonym: 曖昧 (aimai)
    あやふやな(じょう)(ほう)
    ayafuya na jōhō
    vague (dubious) information

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN