斑

Reading

Kana: むら

Romaji: mura

Definitions

adj-na

noun

1

uneven; irregular; speckled; mottled

Note: word usually written using kana alone

2

erratic; inconsistent

Note: word usually written using kana alone

3

fickle; capricious; fitful

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

斑

Readings: ハン、 ふ、 まだら

Meanings: spot, blemish, speck, patches

Example Sentences

白黒(しろくろ)ぶちの犬(いぬ)を飼(か)っている。

➥We have a black and white dog.

白黒(しろくろ)まだらの犬(いぬ)が私(わたし)にかみついた。

➥A black and white dog bit me.

豹(ひょう)はその斑点(はんてん)を変(か)えることはできない。

➥A leopard cannot change his spots.

私(わたし)は黒白(くろしろ)まだらの犬(いぬ)を飼(か)っている。

➥I have a black and white dog.

赤(あか)白(しら)まだらのタオルを一(いち)本(ほん)ください。

➥A red and spotted white towel, please.

家(いえ)では赤味(あかみ)がかった髪(かみ)とそばかすのせいで、母(はは)が侮蔑(ぶべつ)を込(こ)めて「にんじん」と名付(なづ)け、皆(みな)にもそう呼(よ)ばせています。

➥At home, because of his reddish hair and freckles, his mother scornfully named him "carrot" and had everybody else call him that.