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見紛う (みまがう) — to mistake (A for B) | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
見紛う

見紛う

見みま紛がう

to mistake (A for B)

Kanji Vocab Core Concepts19 strokes

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見まがう見まごう

みまがうみまごう

Verb, Transitive

1.

to mistake (A for B), to misread

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Kanji that make up this word

み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)

see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)

まぎ.れる・-まぎ.れ・まぎ.らす・まぎ.らわす・まぎ.らわしい…(1)

distract・be mistaken for・go astray・divert

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