乱れ麻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乱 麻
みだ
Grade: 6 		お
Grade: S
Alternative spellings
亂れ麻 (kyūjitai)
乱麻

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲida̠ɾe̞o̞]

Noun

乱(みだ)れ麻(お) • (midareo) 

  1. (archaic) tangled thread or yarn
    Synonym: 乱れ緒 (midareo)
    • 1891, Kamochi Masazumi, editor, Man'yōshū‎[1], section 3272:
      思(おも)ひ乱(みだ)れて　乱(みだ)れ麻(を)の　麻笥(をけ)を無(な)みと
      omoi midarete midareo no oke o nami to
      without thoughts disordered like a tangled skein of thread

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