Keyword
vague
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig231
Readings
まい
(99%)
Composed of
sun
not yet
Used in vocabulary (41 in total)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
obscure; vague; ambiguous
indulging in every possible luxury
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
committing every evil; being given to evil ways; following the path of evil
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
being absorbed in reading
being deep in prayer; praying devoutly to Amida Buddha
brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
(engaging in a) knife fight
samya mandala (in Shingon); mandala where each deity is represented by an object (lotus flower, gem, sword, etc.)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
ambiguity; fuzziness
taking delight in elegant pursuits; being absorbed in such elegant cultural pursuits as poetry, painting and calligraphy
brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
time; meeting; coming together; equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)
brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
fuzzy reference; ambiguous search; ambiguous retrieval
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
ordinary and ignorant; mediocre and stupid
unenlightened; in the darkest ignorance; not knowing from A to B
precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
Aimai accent, used in parts of Kanto
disambiguation (of a Wikipedia page, etc.); ambiguity aversion
complete concentration on one subject (usu. prayer); one-practice absorption
Examples (8 in total)
This is a bit vague.
He might say something ambiguous again.
The meaning is still obscure to me.