also: もどろ
na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
speckled; spotted; mottled
Only with reading まだら
Describes something as having a speckled or mottled appearance; used adjectivally with な or の.
I like cats with mottled patterns.
There are blotches on the wall.
This stone has a beautiful speckled coloring.
brindled ox; spotted cow
lingering patches of snow; unmelted snow spots
zebra
monarch butterfly
Kanji spelling; may also be read as ふ or はん in other contexts.
Obsolete kana form; not used in modern Japanese.
The origin is uncertain; it may be related to the mimetic word まだら (mottled), but the exact derivation is unclear.