Japanese

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Kanji in this term

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(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

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References

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  1. ^ https://zatsuneta.com/archives/006546.html
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN