まぎらす

紛 らす

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time)

    • 長い旅行の退屈をミステリーを読んで紛らした。
      I distracted myself from the boredom of my long journey by reading mysteries.

  2. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)