How to say "blurred" in Japanese

• 不鮮明ふせんめいCommon
  na-adjectiveThe default word for the visual sense of 'blurred': a photograph, video, or image that is out of focus or hard to make out, and by extension a memory or recollection that lacks clarity.
• 彷彿ほうふつCommon
  adverb (with と), taru-adjectiveOnly the 'dim, faint, vague' side of 'blurred': something seen or remembered indistinctly. Seldom the word you want for a blurred image; it really describes a scene or memory rising before the mind's eye.

For the ordinary sense of 'blurred' — a photo, image, or memory lacking clarity — use 不鮮明; 彷彿 covers only the 'dim, faint' edge of the meaning and is seldom the right word for something actually blurred.

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• 不明瞭ふめいりょうunclear
• 不鮮明ふせんめいblurred
• 彷彿ほうふつdim