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JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

意い味み不ふ明めい

imifumei

incomprehensible, nonsensical

Example sentences

  1. 全まったくもって意味不明いみふめいだな。

    It makes no sense at all.

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  2. それって、意味不明いみふめいなんだけど。

    That doesn’t make sense.

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  3. 彼かれの論文ろんぶんは意味不明いみふめい。第一だいいち、主題しゅだいが曖昧あいまいだ。

    His thesis doesn’t make sense. To begin with, its theme is obscure.

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Kanji in 意味不明

  • 意idea; mindOnイ
  • 味flavor; tasteOnミKunあじ・あじわう
  • 不negative; non-Onフ・ブ
  • 明bright; lightOnメイ・ミョウ・ミンKunあかり・あかるい・あかるむ

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