Illustration: At a fork in a quiet residential lane, a visitor with a wheeled suitcase asks a resident for directions. The resident points down one branch with an extended arm but simultaneously twists his head toward the other, brows pinched and lips uncertain.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

あやふや

ayafuya

vague, uncertain

Example sentences

  1. このアニメ、子供時代こどもじだいによく見みてたんだけど、最終回さいしゅうかいで主人公しゅじんこうがどうなったかの記憶きおくがあやふやなんだ。

    I used to watch this anime a lot when I was a kid, but I can’t quite remember what happened to the hero in the final episode.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. あやふやな情報じょうほう

    vague (dubious) information

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. あやふやな境界線きょうかいせん

    uncertain (ill-defined) boundary line

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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