Friday, October 16, 2015

網羅性

mourasei
an encyclopedic or comprehensive nature

I recognized the first character, which, when alone, is read as ami, meaning 'net', but the second character was a mystery. I looked it up. Interesting. 羅 can be read as ra or usumono, and can refer to gauze or thin silk, when in nominal form, to arrange or to spread out, when in verbal form, or the city of Rome(!).

雑多

zatta
miscellaneous, unorganized

Given the first character, I was expecting the first meaning, miscellaneous, for this term, but I was taken by surprise by the second meaning, unorganized. Not exactly sure how that is derived, but I can definitely see that fitting my life and lifestyle. =)

瑕疵

kasi
flaw, defect

There's not much to say about this, other than the fact that I was boggled by the complexity of the characters. The term cropped up in a legal agreement, where it made sense in context, but I don't think I'll be using this much every day.