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“To lose one's way” in Japanese

Short answer
迷う mayou まよう

To lose one's way in Japanese is “迷う” (mayou). Full meaning: to lose one's way, to get lost, to go astray; to waver, to hesitate, to vacillate, to be of two minds (about), to be unable to make up one's mind, to not know what to do, to be at a loss, to be puzzled, to be perplexed; to be captivated (by), to be i.

Other ways to say “To lose one's way” in Japanese

踏み迷う fumimayou to lose one's way, to go astray 迷い込む mayoikomu to stray into, to lose one's way (and enter), to wander into 踏迷う fumimayou to lose one's way, to go astray まよう mayou to lose one's way, to get lost, to go astray; to waver, to hesitate, to vacillate, to be of two minds (about), to be unable to make up one's mind, to not know what to do, to be at a loss, to be puzzled, to be perplexed; to be captivated (by), to be i ふみまよう fumimayou to lose one's way, to go astray 道に迷う michinimayou to lose one's way, to get lost 道を失う michiwoushinau to lose one's way, to be at a loss 迷ふ mayou to lose one's way, to get lost, to go astray; to waver, to hesitate, to vacillate, to be of two minds (about), to be unable to make up one's mind, to not know what to do, to be at a loss, to be puzzled, to be perplexed; to be captivated (by), to be i まよわ mayowa to lose one's way, to get lost, to go astray; to waver, to hesitate, to vacillate, to be of two minds (about), to be unable to make up one's mind, to not know what to do, to be at a loss, to be puzzled, to be perplexed; to be captivated (by), to be i 迷いこむ mayoikomu to stray into, to lose one's way (and enter), to wander into まよい込む mayoikomu to stray into, to lose one's way (and enter), to wander into

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