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On'yomi
メイ
MEI
Kun'yomi
まよ.う
mayou

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

mysterious

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Strokes9
Frequency#942
Radicalwalk(3)

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walk + rice

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of advance and rice. Advancing lost like rice.

Symbolism

Lost child, trouble, get lost. Represents being lost.

Games

不思議のダンジョン

Mystery Dungeon(1993)

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Developer: Spike Chunsoft

Roguelike RPG exploring 'labyrinths' whose structure changes each entry.

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Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

暗雲低迷

あんうんていめい

gathering dark clouds; being under the shadow of; gathering dark clouds

頑迷固陋

がんめいころう

obstinate; wrong-headed; bigoted; obstinate

迷惑千万

めいわくせんばん

great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing; great nuisance

固陋頑迷

ころうがんめい

obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; obstinate

迷惑至極

めいわくしごく

great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing; great nuisance

転迷開悟

てんめいかいご

casting away one's vices or worldly desires and achieving enlightenment; casting away one's vices or worldly desires and achieving enlightenment