紛らす
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to drown (one's sorrows); to beguile (the time)
2. to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation); to change (the subject)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
まぎらす
Examples3
長い 旅行 の 退屈 を ミステリー を 読んで 紛らした。
I distracted myself from the boredom of my long journey by reading mysteries.
彼 は 音楽 を 聴いて 気 を 紛らした。
He diverted himself by listening to music.
老人 は トランプ で 退屈な1日 を まぎらした。
The old man beguiled the weary day with cards.