How to say confusing in Japanese

まぎらわしいmagirawashii Inflection

adjective:

  • confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous; easily mixed up (e.g. similar words)

Example Sentences

彼女kanojohaいつもitsumoshioto砂糖satouwo混同kondouしているshiteiru
She is always confusing salt with sugar.
watashihaいつもitsumoジョンJONtoポールPOORUwo混同kondouしてshiteしまうshimau
I'm always confusing John with Paul.
私たちwatashitachiha教授kyoujuno示したshimeshita問題mondaiwo解こうhodokouto試みたkokoromitagaとてもtotemo面倒なmendouna問いtoini思えたomoeta
We tried to figure out the problem our professor had given us, but it seemed confusing.
やっとyattoややこしいyayakoshii迷路meironosotoni出られたderareta
I finally found my way out of the confusing maze.
そのsonoややこしいyayakoshii説明setsumeidehawatashihawakegaわからなくwakaranakuなってnatteしまったshimatta
I was mixed up by the confusing explanation.

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