紛れる

• 読み: まぎれる
• ローマ字: magireru
• 漢字の分解: 紛 (fun/magi) — confused, mixed up, entangled
• 発音: /ma.ɡi.ɾe.ɾɯ/

意味

To be diverted; to be distracted; to get mixed up in; to lose oneself in something and temporarily forget concerns.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb describing the state of being absorbed in or blended into something, resulting in distraction or confusion. When used with emotions or worries, it means that discomfort is alleviated by diverting attention elsewhere — e.g., 気が紛れる (to have one's mind taken off things). It can also describe physically blending in with a crowd or environment.

例文

1. 仕事に集中することで、悲しみが少し紛れた。
2. 騒がしいパーティーの人混みに紛れて、こっそり席を立った。
3. 子供の泣き声は音楽の大きな音に紛れてほとんど聞こえなかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: emotion, crowds, daily life, introspection

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 紛 (fun), a character associated with confusion and entanglement, plus the verbal suffix れる indicating a state. The root sense is of threads becoming tangled or mixed, extended to mean becoming lost in or absorbed by something.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: All classes