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    3. 意味不明

    意味不明

    意い味み不ふ明めい

    of uncertain meaning

    KMT9Ref L1Adjective, ParticleEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab33 strokes

    いみふめい

    Adjective, Particle

    1.
    of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic, nonsensical, incomprehensible, perplexing

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    彼かれの話はなしはいつも意い味み不ふ明めいだ。

    His stories are always incomprehensible.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    そのメッセージは意い味み不ふ明めいで、誰だれも理か解いできなかった。

    The message was incomprehensible, and no one could understand it.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    哲てつ学がくの論ろん文ぶんには、一いっ般ぱん人じんには意い味み不ふ明めいな専せん門もん用よう語ごが多おおい。

    Philosophical papers often contain specialized terms that are incomprehensible to the general public.

    KMT9EducationEmotions & PsychologyLiterature
    突とつ然ぜんの彼かれの意い味み不ふ明めいな行こう動どうに、彼かの女じょは困こん惑わくした。

    She was bewildered by his sudden, incomprehensible behavior.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    意い味み不ふ明めいな発はつ言げんを繰くり返かえす政せい治じ家かに、国こく民みんは不ふ信しん感かんを抱いだいた。

    The public felt distrust towards the politician who repeatedly made incomprehensible statements.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    意
    idea・mind・heart・taste・thought…(3)
    味
    あじ・あじ.わう…(1)
    flavor・taste
    不
    negative・non-・bad・ugly・clumsy
    明
    あ.かり・あか.るい・あか.るむ・あか.らむ・あき.らか・あ.ける…(18)
    bright・light
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