Meaning of 斑(むら) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 斑 JLPT 1

Kana Reading むら

Romaji mura

Parts of speech

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

unevenness; inconsistency; erraticness; irregularity

Examples of 斑, むら in a sentence

白黒ぶちの犬を飼っている。

We have a black and white dog.
赤白まだらのタオルを一本ください。

A red and spotted white towel, please.
私は黒白まだらの犬を飼っている。

I have a black and white dog.
白黒まだらの犬が私にかみついた。

A black and white dog bit me.

Related Kanji

斑

12 strokes

spot, blemish, speck, patches

On'Yomi: ハン

Kun'Yomi: ふ, まだら

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