# 迷 — get lost; hesitate

迷 means “get lost; hesitate”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: メイ (mei). Kun'yomi: まよ(う) (mayou). You'll see it in words such as 迷う (mayou, “to lose one's way; to get lost”).

- Meaning: get lost; hesitate
- On'yomi: メイ (mei)
- Kun'yomi: まよ(う) (mayou)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Thinking & noticing

## How to remember 迷

Parts: 米 rice · 辶 road

## Words with 迷

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 迷う | まよう (mayou) | to lose one's way; to get lost |
| 迷い | まよい (mayoi) | hesitation; bewilderment |
| 迷わす | まよわす (mayowasu) | to puzzle; to perplex |

## More in the “Thinking & noticing” set

[覚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/remember/) · [志](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/aspiration/) · [迷](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/get-lost/) · [夢](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dream/) · [誤](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/error/) · [慣](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/get-used-to/) · [謎](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/riddle/)

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