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N2 い-adjective

紛(まぎ)らわしいconfusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous, easily mixed up (e.g. similar words)

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    1. い-adjective

      1. 1.

        easily mixed up (e.g. similar words), easily mistaken, confusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous

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    紛らわしい 【まぎらわしい】

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      • ま

      • ぎ

      • ら

      • わ

      • し

      • い

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    • 背格好(せいかっこう)が似(に)ている人(ひと)は紛(まぎ)らわしいです。

      It is confusing when people have similar figures.

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    • 「はるな」と「はるか」は紛(まぎ)らわしい名前(なまえ)だ。

      'Haruna' and 'Haruka' are easily mixed up names.

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    • このレプリカは本物(ほんもの)と酷似(こくじ)しているので、紛(まぎ)らわしいです。

      This replica is so similar to the real thing that it's confusing.

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    • 日本語(にほんご)には複数(ふくすう)の意味(いみ)に捉(とら)えられる紛(まぎ)らわしい文章(ぶんしょう)が結構(けっこう)あるので困(こま)っています。

      I'm struggling because there are quite a few confusing sentences in Japanese that can be interpreted in multiple ways.

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    • 本物(ほんもの)と紛(まぎ)らわしい模造(もぞう)品(ひん)を規制(きせい)しない限(かぎ)り、騙(だま)される人(ひと)の数(かず)は減(へ)らないでしょう。

      Unless counterfeit products that can be confused with the real thing are regulated, the number of people being deceived will not decrease.

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