Japanese symbol for “bewildered”
五里霧中
ごりむちゅう
Romaji: gorimuchuu
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog
In Japanese, bewildered is 五里霧中, read ごりむちゅう (gorimuchuu).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
Written forms: 五里霧中、五里夢中. Readings: ごりむちゅう.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 五輪 | ごりん gorin | Olympic Games; Olympics |
| 五つ | いつつ itsutsu | five |
| 五感 | ごかん gokan | the five senses |
| 五十音 | ごじゅうおん gojuuon | the Japanese syllabary |
| 五体 | ごたい gotai | the whole body |
| 四捨五入 | ししゃごにゅう shishagonyuu | rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero |
| 千里 | せんり senri | 1000 ri; (a) long distance |
| 郷里 | きょうり kyouri | hometown; birthplace |
| 濃霧 | のうむ noumu | heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bewildered”.
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.