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曖

dark
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingアイ
Kun readingくら.い
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. dark
    彼の曖昧な返事は、なおさら彼女をいらいらさせた。His ambiguous reply made her all the more irritated.tatoeba
    彼の論文は意味不明。第一、主題が曖昧だ。His thesis doesn't make sense. To begin with, its theme is obscure.tatoeba
  2. not clear
  3. unclearRtK
  1. vague
  2. ambiguous
  3. unclear
  4. shady
  5. disreputable

Popular Usage

曖昧

Radicals and components

Radical日sun
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sun (日) · love · birdhouse · birdcage · claw · vulture · crown (冖) · love birds · heart (心) · walking legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 797

Compound words

曖昧あいまい
vague; ambiguous; unclear; shady; disreputable
曖昧さあいまいさ
ambiguity
曖昧性あいまいせい
ambiguity
曖昧度あいまいど
equivocation
曖昧量あいまいりょう
equivocation
曖昧検索あいまいけんさく
fuzzy reference
曖昧制御あいまいせいぎょ
fuzzy control
曖昧模糊あいまいもこ
obscure
曖昧理論あいまいりろん
fuzzy theory
曖昧論理あいまいろんり
fuzzy logic

Additional Examples

私にはその意味がいまだに曖昧だ。
The meaning is still obscure to me.tatoeba
契約には曖昧な箇所があってはならない。
No ambiguities are allowed in a contract.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 曖

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step