Japanese symbol for “puzzling”
分かりづらい
わかりづらい
Romaji: wakarizurai
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
In Japanese, puzzling is 分かりづらい, read わかりづらい (wakarizurai).
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Meanings
- adj-i difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
Written forms: 分かりづらい、分かり辛い. Readings: わかりづらい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “puzzling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 謎い | なぞい nazoi | mystifying; puzzling; perplexing |
| 謎めいた | なぞめいた nazomeita | enigmatic; puzzling; mysterious |
| 訳が分からない | わけがわからない wakegawakaranai | incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling |
| 訳の分からない | わけのわからない wakenowakaranai | incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
| 気分 | きぶん kibun | feeling; mood |
| 半分 | はんぶん hanbun | half |
| 分野 | ぶんや bun'ya | field; sphere; realm |
| 多分 | たぶん tabun | probably; likely; perhaps |
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