複雑

fukuzatsu
/ɸɯkɯzatsɯ/
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Made up of many connected parts that are hard to sort out.

Examples

  • この機械の仕組みは複雑だ。
    The mechanism of this machine is complex.
  • 彼女は複雑な気持ちになった。
    She had mixed feelings.
  • 二人の関係は複雑です。
    Their relationship is complicated.
  • 複雑な道で迷った。
    I got lost on the complicated roads.
  • 手続きが複雑になった。
    The procedure has become more complicated.

Similar words

ややこしい
込み入った
入り組んだ

Meanings

Complicated or mixed

adjective
everyday
neutral
Having many interwoven details, steps or feelings that make it difficult to understand simply.

Examples

  • この機械の仕組みは複雑だ。
    The mechanism of this machine is complex.
  • 二人の関係は複雑です。
    Their relationship is complicated.
  • 複雑な道で迷った。
    I got lost on the complicated roads.
  • 彼女は複雑な気持ちになった。
    She had mixed feelings.
  • 手続きが複雑になった。
    The procedure has become more complicated.

Similar words

Etymology

FAQ

What does 複雑 mean?

Made up of many connected parts that are hard to sort out.

How do you read 複雑?

It is read ふくざつ, written fukuzatsu.

When would you use 複雑?

It can describe machinery, a procedure, a relationship or feelings that are not straightforward.

How is 複雑 different from 難しい?

難しい says something is difficult; this points to many intertwined parts and may be difficult as a result.

How does 複雑 change in a sentence?

As a na-adjective it appears as 複雑な, 複雑だ, 複雑です or 複雑に.

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