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    斑

    斑むら

    unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.)

    N1KMT9News #23+1Noun, AdjectiveArt & DesignKanji Vocab12 strokes

    むらムラ

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.), irregularity, nonuniformity, blotchiness
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.), inconsistency, instability
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    fickleness, capriciousness, fitfulness
    word usually written using kana alone

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    壁かべのペンキに斑むらができてしまった。

    The paint on the wall became uneven.

    KMT7Art & DesignHome & Housing
    この生き地じは染そめに斑むらがなく、均きん一いつな色いろ合あいです。

    This fabric has no unevenness in its dye, and the color is uniform.

    KMT9Art & DesignFashion & Beauty
    彼かれの仕し事ごとぶりには斑むらがあり、安あん定ていした成せい果かを出だすのが難むずかしい。

    His work performance is inconsistent, making it difficult to achieve stable results.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    絵かい画がの表ひょう現げんにおいて、意い図と的てきに色いろの斑むらを作くり出だすことで深ふかみが増ますこともある。

    In painting, intentionally creating unevenness in color can sometimes add depth.

    KMT9Art & Design
    焼やき物もの釉のゆう薬やくに斑むらが出でると、それが独どく特とくの風ふう合あいとなることがある。

    When unevenness appears in the glaze of pottery, it can sometimes become a unique texture.

    KMT9Art & DesignCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    斑
    ふ・まだら…(2)
    spot・blemish・speck・patches
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