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迷う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
迷う
BOOST
Reading : まよう   
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lose one's way  (see also: 道に迷う)
2. to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed  (see also: 迷い)
3. to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
4. to turn in one's grave
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 109,024 which gives a rank of 3,891
迷う is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 34,000 (about 17,000,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1246 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 12278
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 25 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
もり
なか
かれ
みち
まよ
った

He lost his way in the woods.
みち
まよ
といけないので
わたし
たち
ちず
地図
っていった

We carried a map with us in case we should lose our way.
かわいそう
しょうじょ
少女
くら
もり
なか
みち
まよ
った

The poor girl lost her way in the dark woods.
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まよう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 130,000 (about 800,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 25 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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紕う
BOOST
Reading : まよう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 241,000 (about 33,400 results)
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メイ   perplexed   まよ to be perplexed   
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ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
move
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