10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

distract, be mistaken for, go astray, divert

Kun'yomi
  • to disappear into ②to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.) ③to be almost indistinguishable ④to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
  • -まぎ
  • to divert (e.g. one's mind) ②to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile)
  • to divert (e.g. one's mind) ②to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile)
  • easily mixed up (e.g. similar words)
On'yomi
  • フン

Character Breakdown

distract, be mistaken for, go astray
まぎ.れる フン (8th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
part, minute of time, segment
ブン わ.ける ブ (2nd)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)

Common Words

to disappear into ②to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.) ③to be almost indistinguishable ④to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words)
to divert (e.g. one's mind) ②to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile)
to divert (e.g. one's mind) ②to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile)
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
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References

Unicode hex code 7D1B
JIS X 0208 1-42-22
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3506
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4452
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1296
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1648
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 873
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1191
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1358
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1458
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1100
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1499
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27295
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1768
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1702
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1818
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1622
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1379
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1298
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1520
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1370
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a4.8
Four corner code 2892.7
De Roo Code 2745