JLPT N3 · Noun

迷子 (maigo)

迷子 (まいご, maigo) is a Japanese noun meaning “lost child; lost person”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: まいご
Romaji: maigo
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child · noun

Example sentences

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.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 迷子

迷

astray, be perplexed, in doubtメイ・まよ.う · 9 strokes

子

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AMシ・ス・こ・-こ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 迷子.

迷うまようto lose one's way迷惑めいわくtrouble迷信めいしんsuperstition椅子いすchair子供こどもchild帽子ぼうしhatお菓子おかしconfections男の子おとこのこboy女の子おんなのこgirl子こchild息子むすこsonお子さんおこさんchild女子じょしwoman王子おうじprince

Source: JMdict entry 1532750 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.