Meaning

Primary

To Get Lost

Alternatives

To Go Astray, To Waver, To Hesitate

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 astray and the verb vocab version is to go astray (because you don't just "to astray" now do you?). You can use it if you ever decide to get lost. I'm not sure why you'd do that on purpose, but I don't judge.

Reading

まよう
  • 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 go astray, one way to do it would be to eat wayyyy too much mayo (まよ). I can't think of a worse way to go astray, personally.

Context

Context Sentences

無糖珈琲を買おうかどうか迷っています。

I’m not sure if I should buy unsweetened coffee.

Kanji Composition