紛らす
まぎらす
magirasu
JMdict entry #1504980
- Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to drown (one's sorrows); to beguile (the time)
- Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation); to change (the subject)
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は音楽を聴いて気を紛らした。
kare ha ongaku wo kii te ki wo magirashi ta 。
He diverted himself by listening to music.
長い旅行の退屈をミステリーを読んで紛らした。
nagai ryokou no taikutsu wo misuterii wo yon de magirashi ta 。
I distracted myself from the boredom of my long journey by reading mysteries.
老人はトランプで退屈な１日をまぎらした。
roujin ha toranpu de taikutsu na tsuitachi wo magirashi ta 。
The old man beguiled the weary day with cards.