Meaning

Primary

To Be Misguided

Alternatives

To Be Led Astray, To Be Perplexed, To Be Puzzled

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means misguided so the verb vocab version is to be misguided.

Reading

まどう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: If you are going to be misguided you're going to be mad (まど) about it, most likely. Nobody likes to be misguided, so imagine how mad you feel when you are.

Context

Context Sentences

惑う鹿がぐるぐる回っていたので、首を銃で撃ち抜いた。

The perplexed deer was spinning in circles, so we shot it in the neck.

Kanji Composition