迷 – astray, be perplexed, in doubt

9 strokesTaught in grade 5#942 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 迷 means astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is メイ (mei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is まよ.う (mayou). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	メイ	mei
Kun’yomi	まよ.う	mayou

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: 込・米.

Words using 迷

迷うまようto lose one's way迷惑めいわくtrouble迷子まいごlost child迷信めいしんsuperstition

Example sentences

彼は森の中で迷った。

He lost his way in the woods.

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どの道を行くか迷った。

I hesitated about which road to take.

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彼女の色香に迷った。

He was fascinated with her beauty.

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Kanji with the same radical

連選通進近道運過送違述追退辺造達

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