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めまぐるしい (memagurushii) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation めまぐるしい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary めまぐるしい めまぐるしくない Polite めまぐるしいです めまぐるしくないです also めまぐるしくありません Past polite めまぐるしかったです めまぐるしくなかったです also めまぐるしくありませんでした Past めまぐるしかった めまぐるしくなかった Te-form めまぐるしくて めまぐるしくなくて Adverbial めまぐるしく Conditional めまぐるしければ めまぐるしくなければ Tara conditional めまぐるしかったら めまぐるしくなかったら
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I can't keep up with the dizzying changes.
I'm tired of the hectic city life.
Kanji 紛 distract, be mistaken for, go astray Related words 慌あわ ただしい 慌ただしい emphasizes busyness and rush, often with a sense of flurry or haste, while めまぐるしい focuses on the dizzying, rapid pace of change or activity.
目め まいがする 目まいがする means to feel dizzy physically, whereas めまぐるしい describes a situation that feels metaphorically dizzying.
Written forms めまぐるしい Usage 55%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 目まぐるしい is also common in newspapers and formal writing.
目め まぐるしい Usage 45%
Common kanji spelling, especially in news and formal contexts.
目紛めまぐる しい
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; 紛 is not a jōyō reading for this word.
Etymology Compound of 目 (me, 'eye') + まぐるしい (magurushii), an old adjective related to まぐる (maguru, 'to turn around, to be confused'). The exact derivation of まぐるしい is uncertain, but the word conveys a sense of visual or mental spinning.
