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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N3

942 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

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

Kunyomi: まよ.う

Onyomi: メイ

Composition: 米 辶

迷

Radical

Radical: 辵

Reading: しんにょう

Meaning: walk

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

迷路(めいろ)   maze, labyrinth, blind alley

迷信(めいしん)   superstition

迷惑な(めいわくな)   annoying, troubling

低迷する(ていめいする)   hang low , hover

混迷する(こんめいする)   be confused, be stupefied

迷う(まよう)   hesitate, be confused [v.i.]

迷わす(まよわす)   put in doubt, perplex [v.t.]

*迷子(まいご)   lost child

Onyomi Examples

迷惑 (メイワク) trouble, bother, annoyance, nuisance, inconvenience, to be troubled (by), to be bothered (by), to be inconvenienced (by)

迷路 (メイロ) maze, labyrinth, inner ear

混迷 (コンメイ) turmoil, chaos, confusion

愛迷 (アイメイ) straying from love, falling out of love, lost love

Kunyomi Examples

迷う (まよう) to lose one's way, to get lost, to go astray, 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, 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), to linger (of a departed soul), to be restless in one's grave, to be unable to rest in peace

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