Japanese symbol for “ambiguity”
曖昧さ
あいまいさ
Romaji: aimaisa
ambiguity
In Japanese, ambiguity is 曖昧さ, read あいまいさ (aimaisa).
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Meanings
- n ambiguity
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ambiguity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 多義性 | たぎせい tagisei | ambiguity (of a word); polysemy |
| あいまい性 | あいまいせい aimaisei | ambiguity; fuzziness |
| アンビギュイティ | アンビギュイティ anbigyuiti | ambiguity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 曖昧 | あいまい aimai | vague; ambiguous; unclear |
| 曖昧模糊 | あいまいもこ aimaimoko | obscure; vague; ambiguous |
| 曖々 | あいあい aiai | dim; faint; unclear |
| 曖昧宿 | あいまいやど aimaiyado | brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc. |
| 曖昧屋 | あいまいや aimaiya | brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc. |
| 三昧 | さんまい sanmai | samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation) |
| 蒙昧 | もうまい moumai | ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized |
| 愚昧 | ぐまい gumai | stupid |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ambiguity”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.