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迷子になる (まいごになる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

迷子まいごになる

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ru)

get lost; become lost; go astray

Used when a person, especially a child, loses their way or becomes separated from their group. Often implies being unable to find one's way back.

デパートで子こ供どもが迷子まいごになった。
The child got lost in the department store.
知しらない町まちで

迷子まいご

に

なり

そう

に

なっ

た

。

I almost got lost in the unfamiliar town.

Kanji

迷astray, be perplexed, in doubt
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Similar words

迷まよう
迷う is a general verb for 'to lose one's way' or 'to hesitate', while 迷子になる specifically means 'to become a lost child/person' and focuses on the state of being lost.
道みちに迷まよう
道に迷う means 'to lose one's way' in a physical sense, similar to 迷子になる, but 迷子になる often carries a nuance of being a lost child or being separated from others.

Etymology

Compound of 迷子 (まいご, 'lost child') + に + なる ('to become'). The word 迷子 itself is a combination of 迷 (まよ(い), 'astray') and 子 (こ, 'child'), with a sound change from まよいご to まいご.