迷う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
迷
まよ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma̠jo̞ɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "迷う"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
迷う まよ​う [màyóꜜù]
Imperative (命令形) 迷え まよ​え [màyóꜜè]
Key constructions
Passive 迷われる まよわれ​る [màyówáréꜜrù]
Causative 迷わせる まよわせ​る [màyówáséꜜrù]
Potential 迷える まよえ​る [màyóéꜜrù]
Volitional 迷おう まよお​ー [màyóóꜜò]
Negative 迷わない まよわ​ない [màyówáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 迷わなかった まよわ​なかった [màyówáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 迷います まよいま​す [màyóímáꜜsù]
Perfective 迷った まよ​った [màyóꜜttà]
Conjunctive 迷って まよ​って [màyóꜜttè]
Hypothetical conditional 迷えば まよ​えば [màyóꜜèbà]

Verb

迷(まよ)う • (mayou) ←まよふ (mayofu)?intransitive godan (stem 迷(まよ)い (mayoi), past 迷(まよ)った (mayotta))

Japanese verb pair
active 迷(まよ)わす
mediopassive 迷(まよ)う
  1. be confused
  2. waver, hesitate, be unable to decide
    選択(せんたく)に迷(まよ)う
    sentaku ni mayō
    to be unsure which choice to choose
  3. be lost, lose one's way
    道(みち)に迷(まよ)う
    michi ni mayō
    to lose one's way
  4. be blinded (by emotion), be lost (to something), be carried away, be captivated

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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