Word details

戸惑う

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 戸惑う.

Dictionary

Entry

戸惑うとまどう途惑うIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #3072
1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

Examples
しかし、どうしてそうなるのかについては私は説明にとまどう。
But how that comes about I am at a loss to explain.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

戸

door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)

4 strokesFrequency 575JLPT N2Grade 2

On

コ

Kun

と

Nanori

えへ
惑

beguile, delusion, perplexity

12 strokesFrequency 777JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ワク

Kun

まど.う
途

route, way, road

9 strokesFrequency 717JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ト

Kun

みち

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