惑い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
まど
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

The (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (まど) (madou, to get lost, to be perplexed).

Pronunciation

Noun

(まど) • (madoiまどひ (madofi)?

  1. delusion
  2. perplexity

Verb

(まど) • (madoiまどひ (madofi)?

  1. stem or continuative form of 惑う (madou) [godan]

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN