複雑

• 読み: ふくざつ
• ローマ字: fukuzatsu
• 漢字の分解: 複 (fuku) — duplicate, multiple; 雑 (zatsu/zou) — miscellaneous, mixed
• 発音: /ɸɯ.kɯ.za.t͡sɯ/

意味

Complex; complicated; intricate. Describes things that have many interrelated parts or are difficult to understand.

A na-adjective that also functions as a noun. Takes な before nouns (複雑な問題 = complicated problem) and に before verbs (複雑になる = to become complicated). Often used for feelings (複雑な気持ち), systems, and situations. The opposite is 簡単 (kantan, simple).

例文

1. この問題はとても複雑で分かりにくいです。
2. 彼女の気持ちは複雑だったようです。
3. 東京の電車の路線は複雑だと思います。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, study, emotions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 複 (fuku, duplicate/multiple) and 雑 (zatsu, miscellaneous/mixed). Together they convey something with many mixed elements — complexity.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal