迷 means “get lost, stray”

まよう · mayou

Also: astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): まよう
On'yomi (Chinese reading): メイ

Taught in grade 5 · 9 strokes

The story

Movement (辶) through rice paddies (米): wandering through endless identical fields unable to find the path. Every traveler knows the feeling of 迷う. In Japan's labyrinthine train stations, 迷子 (maigo, lost child) announcements echo regularly. Getting 迷った (mayotta, lost) in Japan often leads to the best discoveries.

Used in 迷子 (maigo, lost child), 迷路 (meiro, maze/labyrinth), and 迷う (mayou, to get lost)

迷 means “get lost, stray”

The story

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