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JLPT N3 · Useful verbs

迷う

まよう

to get lost; to hesitate

Stroke order of 迷う

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

迷 · 9 strokesう · 2 strokes

Memory trick

Walking (辶) through rice paddies (米) whose paths run in every direction, you get lost.

Parts: 迷 = 辶 walk + 米 rice

The characters in 迷う

  • う う — u (2 strokes)

Example sentence

道に迷ってしまいました。

みちにまよってしまいました。

I got lost.

Words with 迷

More words: Useful verbs

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