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samayou
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[さまよ(彷徨)·]
samayou
[まよ()·]
samayou

English Meaning(s) for さまよう

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

Definition and Synonyms for さまよう

Divagate lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
Synonyms: それる, はぐる, はやる, さまよう, はぐれる, 脱線, 迷う
Roll move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Synonyms: ほつく, うろつく, さすらう, さまよう, ふらつく, ぶらつく, 低回, 彷徨, 拾い歩き, 放浪, 散歩, 散策, ほっつき歩く, 歩き回る, 流れ歩く, 流浪, 浮遊, 漂泊, 漂流, 漂浪, 経巡る, 転々, 逍遥, 遊歩
Saunter walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
Synonyms: うろうろ, さまよう, ぶらつく, 徘徊, 散歩, 散策, ほっつき歩く, そぞろ歩き, 漫歩, 逍遥, 遊歩
Mess About be about
Synonyms: ほつく, うろうろ, うろつく, ごろつく, さまよう, ぶらつく, 低回, 徘徊
Ranging wandering freely
Synonyms: さすらう, さまよう, さまよえる

Categories さまよう is a member of

Tell let something be known
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Go change location
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Walk use one's feet to advance
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Be have the quality of being
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Stroke Order Diagrams for さまよう

Conjugations for さまよう

masu stem
samayoi
Negative stem
samayowa
te-form
samayotte
Negative te-form
samayowanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
samayowanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
samayou
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayowanai
Past Indicative Form
samayotta
Past Indicative Negative Form
samayowanakatta
Presumptive Form
samayoou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
samayoimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayoimasen
Past Indicative Form
samayoimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
samayoimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
samayoimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
samayoitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayoitakunai
Past Indicative Form
samayoitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
samayoitakunakatta
Adjective stem
samayoita
te-form
samayoitakute
Negative te-form
samayoitakunakute
Adverbial Form
samayoitaku
Provisional Form
samayoitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
samayoitakunakereba
Conditional Form
samayoitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
samayoitakunakattara
Objective Form
samayoitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
samayoe
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
samayoinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
samayoeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayowanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
samayowanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
samayottara
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayowanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
samayottari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
samayoeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayoenai
Past Indicative Form
samayoeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
samayoenakatta
masu-stem
samayoe
te-form
samayoete
Negative te-form
samayoenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
samayoemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayoemasen
Past Indicative Form
samayoemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
samayoemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
samayowareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayowarenai
Past Indicative Form
samayowareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
samayowarenakatta
masu stem
samayoware
te-form
samayowarete
Negative te-form
samayowarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
samayowaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayowaremasen
Past Indicative Form
samayowaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
samayowaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
samayowaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayowasenai
Past Indicative Form
samayowaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
samayowasenakatta
masu stem
samayowase
te-form
samayowasete
Negative te-form
samayowasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
samayowasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayowasemasen
Past Indicative Form
samayowasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
samayowasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
samayowasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayowasarenai
Past Indicative Form
samayowasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
samayowasarenakatta
masu stem
samayowasare
te-form
samayowasarete
Negative te-form
samayowasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
samayowasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayowasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
samayowasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
samayowasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
samayowan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayowazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayowanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
samayowazaru

Sample Sentences for さまよう

There is definitely a way to quit the world and live like an hermit in the mountains, being self-sufficient and without contact with anybody while not dying like a dog.
She was wandering in the woods.
He wandered about the country.
His eyes roamed over the lake in the valley.
He is wandering around in a trance.

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