乱れ麻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乱	麻
みだ Grade: 6	お Grade: S

Alternative spellings
亂れ麻 (kyūjitai) 乱麻

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲida̠ɾe̞o̞]

Noun

乱(みだ)れ麻(お) • (midareo) 

1. (archaic) tangled thread or yarn

   Synonym: 乱れ緒 (midareo)

   • 1891, Kamochi Masazumi, editor, Man'yōshū‎^[1], section 3272:

     思(おも)ひ乱(みだ)れて　乱(みだ)れ麻(を)の　麻笥(をけ)を無(な)みと

     omoi midarete midareo no oke o nami to

     without thoughts disordered like a tangled skein of thread

References

• Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN