迷
迷

astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion

8 strokesFrequency 942JLPT N2Grade 5

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まよ.う

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Common Words

迷うまよう紕うIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #1019
1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to go astray

Examples
彼は森の中で迷った。
He lost his way in the woods.
2

to waver; to hesitate; to vacillate; to be of two minds (about); to be unable to make up one's mind; to not know what to do; to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed

Examples
どの道を行くか迷った。
I hesitated about which road to take.
3

to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with); to be charmed (by); to be carried away (by); to be blinded (by); to be lost (in); to lose oneself (to)

Examples
彼女の色香に迷った。
He was fascinated with her beauty.
4

to linger (of a departed soul); to be restless in one's grave; to be unable to rest in peace

迷惑めいわくFreq #1191
1

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

trouble; bother; annoyance; nuisance; inconvenience

Examples
迷惑にならないようにしなさい。
Never make a nuisance of yourself.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

迷いまよい紕いNounFreq #3371
1

hesitation; bewilderment; perplexity; doubt; indecision

Examples
人には、迷いと苦しみのもとである煩悩がある。
People have worldly passions which lead them into delusions and sufferings.
2

illusion; delusion

3

Buddhism

inability to reach enlightenment

迷惑をかける迷惑を掛けるめいわくをかけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #4490
1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

Examples
彼は私たちにかなり多くの迷惑をかけた。
He gave us quite a lot of trouble.
ご迷惑御迷惑ごめいわくNoun～な Adj.Freq #4797
1

trouble; bother; annoyance

Examples
皆様にご迷惑をおかけしております。
Excuse us for the inconvenience.
ご迷惑をおかけしまして申し訳ありません。
I am sorry to have troubled you.
さまよう彷徨うさ迷うIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #6599
1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

Examples
彼女は森をさまよっていた。
She was wandering in the woods.
迷宮めいきゅうNounFreq #8428
1

labyrinth; maze

Examples
四天王も倒した、クソ長い地下迷宮もクリアした。
I'd defeated the four sub-bosses and got through the damn long underground labyrinth.
2

mystery

3

Video games

dungeon

迷子まいごNounFreq #9369
1

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

Examples
迷子の女の子はすすり泣きしながら名前を言っていた。
The stray girl sobbed her name.
迷子になるまいごになるExpressionGodan verbFreq #9637
1

to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

迷い込むまよいこむIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #10033
1

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

Examples
道に迷った犬が昨日私たちの近所に迷い込んできた。
A lost dog strayed into our neighborhood yesterday.
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