Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to disappear into, to be lost in, to slip into, to get mixed in among.
  2. to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.).
  3. to be almost indistinguishable, to be confusingly similar.
  4. to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.), to forget about.
  5. to be distracted by, to be too absorbed in.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
紛れる まぎれる

Contained Kanji 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)