戸惑い

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
まど
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
戶惑い (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From the idea that in the middle of the night, a half-asleep person might get confused and enter the wrong room.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(まど) (tomadoiとまどひ (tomadofi)?

  1. getting lost, losing one's bearings
  2. discomfort, embarrassment
  3. confusion, perplexity
  4. wonderment

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://zatsuneta.com/archives/006546.html
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN