曖昧 – Vocabulary details

曖あい昧まい

Meanings

Adjective (な)

Noun

1. vague; ambiguous; unclear

曖あい昧まいにしたくなかった。I didn't want to be vague.

2. shady; disreputable

3. fuzzy

Alt. forms

Kanji used

曖

unclear

昧

vague

Pitch accent

あ

いまい

Used in: 3101

Used in vocabulary (12 in total)

曖あい昧まい模も糊こ

obscure; vague; ambiguous

曖あい昧まい宿やど

brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.

曖あい昧まいさ

ambiguity

曖あい昧まい性せい

ambiguity; fuzziness

曖あい昧まい屋や

brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.

曖あい昧まい検けん索さく

fuzzy reference; ambiguous search; ambiguous retrieval

equivocation

fuzzy theory

fuzzy logic

fuzzy control

equivocation

Aimai accent, used in parts of Kanto

Examples (19 in total)

曖あい昧まいにしたくなかった。

I didn't want to be vague.

これはちょっと曖あい昧まいだね。

This is a bit vague.

曖あい昧まいに笑わらうしかなかった。

All I could do was give a vague smile.