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Grade 5JLPT N3

astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion

9 strokes · frequency rank #942

On
メイ
Kun
まよ.う

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Common words

  1. ていめいhanging low (of clouds)1
    • Trading was slow today after yesterday's market decline.

    • Tokyo landlords are in a panic because the real estate market went soft.

  2. めいわくtrouble; bother; annoyance; nuisance2
    • Never make a nuisance of yourself.

    • The telephone can be a nuisance.

    • That car in the middle of the path is an inconvenience.

  3. こんめいturmoil; chaos; confusion3
  4. まよいhesitation; bewilderment; perplexity; doubt4
    • People have worldly passions which lead them into delusions and sufferings.

  5. まようto lose one's way; to get lost; to go astray5
    • He lost his way in the woods.

    • He was fascinated with her beauty.

    • I hesitated about which road to take.

  6. めいしんsuperstition; superstitious belief6
    • This superstition still lingers on among them.

    • I have no faith in a silly superstition.

    • Lots of superstitions are still believed in.

  7. まいごlost child; lost person; stray child; missing child7
    • The stray girl sobbed her name.

    • The villagers went in search of the missing child.

    • They all sought for the lost child.

  8. めいろmaze; labyrinth8
    • The northernmost part of the city is a maze of alleys.

    • Yesterday we went into a huge maze.

    • The boy could not find his way out of the maze.

  9. めいきゅうlabyrinth; maze9
    • I'd defeated the four sub-bosses and got through the damn long underground labyrinth.

  10. めいさいcamouflage; disguise10
    • When you wear camo shorts, what colour t-shirt goes with that?

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