迷 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
- On
- メイ
- Kun
- まよ(う)
- Meaning
- to lose one's way; be puzzled
Origin
⻌ "to go" plus 米 (lines running four ways); losing the way where roads divide — "to be lost, to waver."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| メイ | 迷路・迷惑・低迷 |
|---|---|
| まよう | 迷う・迷い |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 迷子まいご
lost child
- 迷路めいろ
maze
Example
町で道に迷ってしまった。
I got lost in the town.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)