むら・斑mura[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, na-adjectiveunevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; nonuniformity; blotchiness
2. noun, na-adjectiveunevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; instability
3. noun, na-adjectivefickleness; capriciousness; fitfulness

• SynonymまだらNeutralSame written form, but read 「まだら」 it means a mottled, variegated pattern, as in 「まだら模様」; 「斑（むら）」 is about uneven colour or quality, or inconsistency.
• Related斑紋はんもんNeutralA written, kanji-compound term for a mottled pattern or markings, as in 「蝶の斑紋」; 「斑（むら）」 centres on unevenness rather than pattern.
• Related斑点はんてんNeutralRefers to small spots scattered here and there, as in 「赤い斑点」; 「斑（むら）」 is about the whole being uneven rather than individual spots.
• Related斑点模様NeutralA plain, literal name for a spotted pattern; 「斑（むら）」 points to unevenness, not to a pattern.
• Antonym均一きんいつNeutralMeans uniform, with no variation in quantity or degree; it is the opposite of 「斑」 in evenness versus unevenness.
• Antonym一様いちようNeutralMeans all alike or identical; it is the opposite of 「斑」 in consistency versus irregularity.

Use 「斑（むら）」 (often written 「ムラ」) for uneven colour or quality and for things being inconsistent, as in 「色ムラ」 or 「気分にむらがある」. For mottled patterns use 「まだら」 or 「斑紋」, for spots 「斑点」, for spotted patterns 「斑点模様」; 「均一」 and 「一様」 are the opposites.

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1. 天候てんこうや気分きぶんが一定いっていしないこと。
2. 色いろの濃淡のうたんが一様いちようでないこと。
3. 物事ものごとが安定あんていしておらず、不揃ふぞろいであること。