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昧

昧: dark

dark; obscure; foolish
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Readings

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マイ・バイ
Kun
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Seen mainly in 曖昧 (vague) and 三昧 (indulgence), which is ざんまい after a noun (読書三昧).

Key words

曖昧あいまいvague; ambiguous
三昧ざんまいindulgence; absorption
贅沢三昧ぜいたくざんまいliving in luxury
蒙昧もうまいignorant; unenlightened

Example sentences

His answer was vague, so I couldn't tell how he really felt.

After winning the lottery, he lived in luxury for a year.

He believed it was his duty to guide ignorant, unenlightened people.

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