“To distract” in Japanese
Short answer
To distract in Japanese is “紛らす” (magirasu). Full meaning: to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject).
Other ways to say “To distract” in Japanese
紛らわす
magirawasu to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)
紛らせる
magiraseru to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)
転ずる
tenzuru to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract
気をそらす
kiwosorasu to distract
まぎらす
magirasu to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)
紛わす
magirawasu to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)
まぎらせる
magiraseru to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)
まぎらわす
magirawasu to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)
転じる
tenjiru to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract
轉ずる
tenzuru to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract
紛らせ
magirase to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)
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