Japanese

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Alternative spelling
縺れ

Etymology

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The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 縺れる (motsureru, to get tangled; to become complicated).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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もつれ (motsure-na (adnominal もつれ (motsure na na), adverbial もつれ (motsure ni ni))

  1. tangled
  2. complicated

Inflection

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Noun

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もつれ (motsure

  1. tangle, entanglement
  2. complication, imbroglio

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN