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Japanese symbol for “bewildering”

Romaji: memagurushii
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering

In Japanese, bewildering is , read (memagurushii).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-i dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

eye, class, look
on: モク、ボク
kun: め、-め、ま-
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “bewildering”

WordReadingMeaning
なぞい nazoimystifying; puzzling; perplexing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim
もくひょう mokuhyougoal; target; aim
ちゅうもく chuumokunotice; attention; observation
こうもく koumokuitem; heading; category
もくげき mokugekiwitnessing; observing; sighting
だめ dameno good; not serving its purpose; useless

See also: Chinese symbol for “bewildering”.

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.

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