Japanese symbol for “astray”
迷える
まよえる
Romaji: mayoeru
lost; astray; adrift; wandering
In Japanese, astray is 迷える, read まよえる (mayoeru).
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Meanings
- adj-pn lost; astray; adrift; wandering
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迷惑 | めいわく meiwaku | trouble; bother; annoyance |
| 迷う | まよう mayou | to lose one's way; to get lost; to go astray |
| 迷子 | まいご maigo | lost child; lost person; stray child |
| 低迷 | ていめい teimei | hanging low (of clouds) |
| 迷い | まよい mayoi | hesitation; bewilderment; perplexity |
| 迷路 | めいろ meiro | maze; labyrinth |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.