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Japanese symbol for “puzzling”

Romaji: wakarizurai
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling

In Japanese, puzzling is , read (wakarizurai).

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 difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

part, minute of time, segment
on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる
4 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “puzzling”

WordReadingMeaning
なぞい nazoimystifying; puzzling; perplexing
なぞめいた nazomeitaenigmatic; puzzling; mysterious
わけがわからない wakegawakaranaiincomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling
わけのわからない wakenowakaranaiincomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
きぶん kibunfeeling; mood
はんぶん hanbunhalf
ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere; realm
たぶん tabunprobably; likely; perhaps

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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