JLPT N3 · 9 strokes
Kanji 迷: "astray, be perplexed, in doubt"
The kanji 迷 means "astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read メイ in on'yomi and まよ.う in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
メイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まよ.う
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 942 of 2,501 |
Common words with 迷
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 迷うto lose one's way; to get lost; to go astray · to waver; to hesitate; to vacillate; to be of two minds (about)
- 迷惑trouble; bother; annoyance; nuisance · to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
- 迷いhésitation, doute, perplexité · illusion, égarement
- 迷惑をかけるcauser des ennuis (à quelqu'un), déranger, importuner
- ご迷惑dérangement, gêne, ennui causé
- 迷宮labyrinth; maze · mystery
- 迷子lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
- 迷子になるto get lost; to become lost; to go astray
- 迷い込むto stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
- 迷路maze; labyrinth · inner ear
- 道に迷うto lose one's way; to get lost
- 迷信superstition; superstitious belief
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