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Kanji Detail for 迷 - "lost, to hesitate"

迷

  • Meaning

    迷 means "lost, to hesitate." Also associated with to wander.

    1. Lost - Unable to find the way; confused.

    2. Wander - To go astray; to roam without direction.

    3. Hesitate - To be uncertain; to waver.

    4. Unclear - Not distinct; obscure.

  • Words using 迷

    • 低迷 ていめい Listen hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.)
    • 迷惑 めいわく Listen trouble; bother; annoyance
    • 混迷 こんめい Listen turmoil; chaos; confusion
    • 迷路 めいろ Listen maze; labyrinth; inner ear
    • 迷子 まいご Listen lost child; lost person; stray child
    • 迷信 めいしん Listen superstition; superstitious belief

  • Four-character idioms with 迷

    • 固陋頑迷 ころうがんめい Listen obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed
    • 暗雲低迷 あんうんていめい Listen gathering dark clouds; being under the shadow of
    • 転迷開悟 てんめいかいご Listen casting away one's vices or worldly desires and achieving enlightenment
    • 迷惑千万 めいわくせんばん Listen great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
    • 迷惑至極 めいわくしごく Listen great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
    • 頑迷固陋 がんめいころう Listen obstinate; wrong-headed; bigoted

  • Tattoo check: 迷

    • Verified meaning: lost, to hesitate
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to wander

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bewitch, charm, infatuate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to bewitch, to charm; a fan of; infatuated

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Losing the way. Such as 迷路 (get lost). | All causing the nerves to become confused and lose consciousness is called 迷. Such as 迷藥 (drug). | Blurred and unclear. Such as saying 低迷 (depressed), 迷離 (blurry). | Being obsessed with something is called 迷信. Such as 沈迷 (addicted), 執迷 (stubborn).

  • Onyomi

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    mei(メイ) メイ

  • Kunyomi

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    mayo.u(まよ-う) まよ-う

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    lost wander hesitate unclear perplexed bewildered astray confused disoriented muddled puzzled roam uncertain indecisive

Sentences including 迷

  • Who has found a lost dog?

  • I was lost in the crowd.

  • One day i was lost in london.

  • I'm sorry to trouble you.

  • I lost my way in new york.

  • I'm sorry to trouble you.

  • You'll get lost.

  • He got lost in the park.

  • He may have lost his way.

  • He got lost in the city.

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