不明瞭

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
めい
Grade: 2
りょう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of () (fu-, un-) + (めい)(りょう) (meiryō, clear)

Adjective

()(めい)(りょう) • (fumeiryō-na (adnominal ()(めい)(りょう) (fumeiryō na), adverbial ()(めい)(りょう) (fumeiryō ni))

  1. not distinct, inarticulate
    (かれ)行動(こうどう)目的(もくてき)不明瞭(ふめいりょう)だ。
    Kare no kōdō no mokuteki wa fumeiryō da.
    The purposes of his actions are not distinct.

Inflection

Noun

()(めい)(りょう) • (fumeiryō

  1. confusion, indistinctness, unclarity, opacity