まがい

Japanese

Alternative spelling
紛い

Etymology

The (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb まがう (magau, to be mistaken for, to be confused with).

Pronunciation

Noun

まがい • (magaiまがひ (magafi)?

  1. fake, imitation

Suffix

まがい • (-magaiまがひ (-magafi)?

  1. resembling

Verb

まがい • (magaiまがひ (magafi)?

  1. stem or continuative form of まがう (magau) [godan]

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN