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あやふや

N1
ayafuya
  1. uncertain
  2. vague
  3. ambiguous
な-adjective

Chinese meanings

含糊;不确定

Examples

  • あやふやな手てつきで一いち枚まいの紙かみを動うごかした。
    She fumbled with a piece of paper.
    他用不确定的手势移动了一张纸。
  • 説明があやふやでよく分からない。
    The explanation is vague and hard to understand.
    说明含糊,让人不太明白。
  • 記憶があやふやになっている。
    My memory has become hazy.
    我的记忆变得模糊了。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('5d74f8516a'); // あやふや
{
  "id": "5d74f8516a",
  "word": "あやふや",
  "reading": "あやふや",
  "romaji": "ayafuya",
  "meanings": [
    "uncertain",
    "vague",
    "ambiguous"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "adj-na"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1000510,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "あやふやな手つきで一枚の紙を動かした。",
      "furigana": "あやふやな{手|て}つきで{一枚|いちまい}の{紙|かみ}を{動|うご}かした。",
      "en": "She fumbled with a piece of paper.",
      "tatoeba_id": 230082
    },
    {
      "ja": "説明があやふやでよく分からない。",
      "en": "The explanation is vague and hard to understand."
    },
    {
      "ja": "記憶があやふやになっている。",
      "en": "My memory has become hazy."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "644663231b553c6f30190aeac3c176f7a039883b62efe1c285837fe096bff8fd",
    "meanings": [
      "含糊",
      "不确定"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "あやふやな手つきで一枚の紙を動かした。",
        "zh": "他用不确定的手势移动了一张纸。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "説明があやふやでよく分からない。",
        "zh": "说明含糊,让人不太明白。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "記憶があやふやになっている。",
        "zh": "我的记忆变得模糊了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/5d74f8516a",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1000510; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "f81b96eb88da43fa38be51485d9521924cafdccc69424f74c5edbdf046e08a75",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}