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[まど()·]
madou
godan verb, intransitive verb

English Meaning(s) for 惑う

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to get lost; to lose one's bearings
  2. to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be confused; to be at a loss
  3. to be tempted; to be seduced; to be captivated

Definition and Synonyms for 惑う

Vibrate be undecided about something
Synonyms: ぐらつく, ためらう, たゆたう, ふらつく, 右顧左眄, 因循, 惑う, 迷う
Bemusement confusion resulting from failure to understand
Synonyms: 困惑, 当惑, 惑い, 惑う, 戸惑い, 戸惑う, 混迷, 迷い, 迷う
Betray cause someone to believe an untruth
Synonyms: かもる, いかさま, ごまかす, たばかる, だまかす, まやかす, インチキ, たぶらかす, だまくらかす, 乗す, 乗せる, 偽る, 化かす, 図る, 惑う, 惑わす, 惑わせる, 欺く, 欺瞞, 欺罔, 瞞着, 計る, 誑す, 賺す, たらし込む, 騙す, 騙る, 騙し込む
Vibrate waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
Synonyms: ぐらつく, ためらう, たゆたう, ふらつく, 右顧左眄, 因循, 惑う, 迷う

Meanings for each kanji in 惑う

» beguile; delusion; perplexity

Categories 惑う is a member of

Hesitate pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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Confusedness a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
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Mislead give false or misleading information to
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 惑う

Conjugations for 惑う

masu stem
[まど()·]
madoi
Negative stem
[まど()·]
madowa
te-form
[まど()··]
madotte
Negative te-form
[まど()····]
madowanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[まど()···]
madowanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()·]
madou
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()···]
madowanai
Past Indicative Form
[まど()··]
madotta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[まど()·····]
madowanakatta
Presumptive Form
[まど()··]
madoou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()···]
madoimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()····]
madoimasen
Past Indicative Form
[まど()····]
madoimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[まど()·······]
madoimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[まど()·····]
madoimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()···]
madoitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()·····]
madoitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[まど()·····]
madoitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[まど()·······]
madoitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[まど()··]
madoita
te-form
[まど()····]
madoitakute
Negative te-form
[まど()······]
madoitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[まど()···]
madoitaku
Provisional Form
[まど()·····]
madoitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[まど()·······]
madoitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[まど()······]
madoitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[まど()········]
madoitakunakattara
Objective Form
[まど()···]
madoitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()·]
madoe
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()····]
madoinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()··]
madoeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()·····]
madowanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[まど()····]
madowanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()···]
madottara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()······]
madowanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()···]
madottari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()··]
madoeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()···]
madoenai
Past Indicative Form
[まど()··]
madoeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[まど()·····]
madoenakatta
masu-stem
[まど()·]
madoe
te-form
[まど()··]
madoete
Negative te-form
[まど()····]
madoenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()···]
madoemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()····]
madoemasen
Past Indicative Form
[まど()····]
madoemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[まど()·······]
madoemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()···]
madowareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()····]
madowarenai
Past Indicative Form
[まど()···]
madowareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[まど()······]
madowarenakatta
masu stem
[まど()··]
madoware
te-form
[まど()···]
madowarete
Negative te-form
[まど()·····]
madowarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()····]
madowaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()·····]
madowaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[まど()·····]
madowaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[まど()········]
madowaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()···]
madowaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()····]
madowasenai
Past Indicative Form
[まど()···]
madowaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[まど()······]
madowasenakatta
masu stem
[まど()··]
madowase
te-form
[まど()···]
madowasete
Negative te-form
[まど()·····]
madowasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()····]
madowasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()·····]
madowasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[まど()·····]
madowasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[まど()········]
madowasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()····]
madowasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()·····]
madowasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[まど()····]
madowasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[まど()·······]
madowasarenakatta
masu stem
[まど()···]
madowasare
te-form
[まど()····]
madowasarete
Negative te-form
[まど()······]
madowasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[まど()·····]
madowasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()······]
madowasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[まど()······]
madowasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[まど()·········]
madowasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[まど()··]
madowan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()··]
madowazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()··]
madowanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まど()···]
madowazaru

Sample Sentences for 惑う

They say you shouldn't take rumors seriously, but that's easier said than done.

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