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Japanese
Etymology 1
From verb 紛れる (magureru, “to become lost, to lose one's way”).[1][2][3] The noun sense appears to have developed from the sense of losing one's way → encountering by accident → a chance outcome or result.[1][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
紛れ • (magure)
- (pure) luck, a fluke, a chance
- あれは紛れですよ。
- Are wa magure desu yo.
- It was pure luck (a fluke).
Synonyms
Verb
紛れ • (magure)
- imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 紛れる (magureru)
Etymology 2
From verb 紛れる (magireru, “to become mixed up; to lose oneself in something”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
紛れ • (magire)
- an indistinct mix
- a mixing up or involvement in something
Verb
紛れ • (magire)
- imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 紛れる (magireru)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN