Meaning of 曖昧 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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曖昧, あい昧JLPT 2
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Kana Readingあいまい
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Romajiaimai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- vague; ambiguous; unclear
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- Parts of speech
- computer terminology
- Meaning
- fuzzy
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Example Sentences
曖昧, あい昧, あいまい used in context
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He may well just say something ambiguous again.
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The meaning of this sentence is ambiguous.
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被告は、曖昧なことをしゃべって、かんじんなことを話したがらなかった。
The accused spoke equivocally and didn't want to talk turkey.
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She couldn't help but be a little vague.
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She gave us a vague answer.
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She made a few vague comments about the matter.
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