This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: メイ、まよ.う
Romaji: mei, mayo.u
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  162
Frequency:  942
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  3-3-6
Korean Reading:  mi
Chinese Reading:  mi2
Unicode:  8ff7
JIS:  4C42

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3092
Nelson Index: 4681
New Nelson Index: 6037
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q6.1
Four Corner Index: 3930.9
Guide to Remembering Index: 797
Gakken Index: 1251
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38825P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0027
Remembering the kanji Index: 924
Kanji Flashcards Index: 952
Kodansha Compact Index: 690
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 817
Kanji in Context Index: 1070
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1967
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2663
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 933
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 992
Essential Kanji Index: 781
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3836
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1064
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 724
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 706

Words

迷宮 (めいきゅう)
labyrinth; maze; mystery
迷惑 (めいわく、べいこく)
trouble; bother; annoyance
迷路 (めいろ)
maze; labyrinth; blind alley
迷鳥 (めいちょう)
stray (migratory) bird
迷子 (まいご)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
低迷 (ていめい)
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
迷う (まよう)
to lose one's way; to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself; to turn in one's grave
迷彩 (めいさい)
camouflage; disguise
迷い (まよい)
hesitation; bewilderment; doubt; indecision; inability to reach enlightenment
迷い込む (まよいこむ)
to go astray; to lose one's way
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