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迷

Astray
Stroke count: 9

Readings

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JōyōGrade 5Level 27

Verbs with «迷»

迷う
  1. to lose one's way
  2. to get lost
  3. to go astray
  4. to waver
  5. to hesitate

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

rice (米) · road (辶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 992

Compound words

迷うまよう
to lose one's way; to get lost; to go astray; to waver; to hesitate
混迷こんめい
turmoil; chaos; confusion
低迷ていめい
hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.); hovering (around a low level); floundering
迷宮めいきゅう
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
迷彩めいさい
camouflage; disguise
迷子まいご
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
迷信めいしん
superstition; superstitious belief
迷路めいろ
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
迷惑めいわく
trouble; bother; annoyance; nuisance; inconvenience
迷いまよい
hesitation; bewilderment; perplexity; doubt; indecision
迷惑行為めいわくこうい
disruptive behaviour; harassment; abusive behaviour
頑迷がんめい
bigoted
昏迷こんめい
stupefaction
迷妄めいもう
illusion
莢迷ガマズミ
linden arrowwood (Viburnum dilatatum)
ご迷惑ごめいわく
trouble
御迷惑ごめいわく
trouble
世迷言よまいごと
grumbling
傍迷惑はためいわく
nuisance to other people
迷迭香まんねんろう
rosemary
はた迷惑はためいわく
nuisance to other people
頑迷固陋がんめいころう
obstinate
昏迷状態こんめいじょうたい
befuddled (bewildered, confused) state
深山莢迷ミヤマガマズミ
Wright viburnum (viburnum wrightii)

Additional Examples

彼は道に迷ったのかもしれない。
He may have lost his way.tatoeba
彼は町で道に迷った。
He got lost in the city.tatoeba
彼は雪の中で道に迷った。
He lost his way in the snow.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Get lost. ⻌ (movement) + 米 (roads in every direction) — a crossroads where you don't know which way.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 迷

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step