迷まよい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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The state of being unable to decide or choose; mental wavering. Often used in phrases like 迷いがある or 迷いを捨てる.

〈人ひと〉に迷まよいがあるto have hesitation/doubts about something
彼かれの決けつ断だんにはまだ迷まよいがある。
There is still hesitation in his decision.
迷まよいを捨すてるto cast aside one's hesitation
迷まよいを捨すてて前まえに進すすむことにした。
I decided to cast aside my hesitation and move forward.
迷まよいが晴はれるfor one's hesitation/confusion to clear up
話はなしを聞きいてやっと迷まよいが晴はれた。
After hearing him out, my doubts finally cleared up.
迷まよいを断たつto cut off one's indecision
彼かれは迷まよいを断たって新あたらしい道みちを選えらんだ。
He cut off his indecision and chose a new path.
迷まよいの中なかにいるto be lost in confusion or delusion
彼かれはまだ迷まよいの中なかにいるようだ。
He still seems to be lost in confusion.
迷まよいから抜ぬけ出だすto escape from illusion or delusion
修しゅ行ぎょうによって迷まよいから抜ぬけ出だすことができた。
Through spiritual practice, he was able to escape his delusions.

躊ちゅう躇ちょN1sense 1
躊躇 describes the act of hesitating to do something, while 迷い is the broader mental state of indecision or uncertainty.
惑まどい sense 1
惑い emphasizes confusion or bewilderment, whereas 迷い centers on the inability to decide or choose.
迷めい妄もう sense 2
迷妄 is a stronger, more formal Buddhist term for delusion, while 迷い can refer to everyday illusions or spiritual confusion alike.
戸と惑まどい
迷い centers on indecision or hesitation between choices, whereas 戸惑い is confusion from not understanding a situation.

決けつ断だんN1sense 1
決断 means a firm decision or resolution, the opposite of the wavering uncertainty expressed by 迷い.
悟さとり sense 3
悟り is spiritual enlightenment, the state Buddhist teaching contrasts with the confusion of 迷い.

迷めい路ろN1
迷路 means a physical maze or labyrinth, unrelated to the mental indecision meant by 迷い despite sharing the kanji 迷.

Noun form of the verb 迷う (mayou, 'to be lost, to hesitate'), derived from the continuative stem 迷い (mayoi).

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hovering chopsticks indecisively over dishes (bad table manners)