Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ほう
Grade: 2
うしな
Grade: 4
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

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途方(とほう) (tohō) + (o) + (うしな) (ushinau)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [to̞ho̞ː o̞ ɯ̟ɕina̠ɯ̟]

Verb

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()(ほう)(うしな) (tohō o ushinauintransitive godan (stem ()(ほう)(うしな) (tohō o ushinai), past ()(ほう)(うしな)った (tohō o ushinatta))

  1. (idiomatic) to be at a loss
    Synonym: 途方に暮れる

Conjugation

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