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曖昧 (あいまい): Ambiguous / vague — Japanese vocabulary

曖昧 is read あいまい and means "Ambiguous / vague". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

曖昧

Reading
あいまい · aimai
Translation
Ambiguous / vague
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
あいまいが

Example

彼の説明はあいまいすぎていて分からない。

かれのせつめいはあいまいすぎていてわからない。

His explanation is too obscure to understand.

Kanji in this word

  • 曖 — vague, unclear
  • 昧 — unclear

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