Word Meaning 多岐亡羊

たきぼうよう takibouyou

多岐亡羊 is read as たきぼうよう (takibouyou) and means too many options making selection difficult.

Meaning

English

  1. too many options making selection difficult
  2. truth being hard to find as paths to it proliferate

Reading

Kana

たきぼうよう

Romaji

takibouyou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Yojijukugo Rank 118774 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

多岐

たき

digression

多岐多様

たきたよう

wide-ranging and diverse

多岐に渡る

たきにわたる

to be wide-ranging

亡羊

ぼうよう

lost sheep

複雑多岐

ふくざつたき

complex and wide-ranging

広範多岐

こうはんたき

extensive and wide-ranging

亡羊の嘆

ぼうようのたん

bemoaning the frustration of reaching truth (for surplus of academic paths)

亡羊補牢

ぼうようほろう

locking the barn door after the horse has bolted

多彩

たさい

colourful

多寡

たか

degree (of something)

多弁

たべん

multivalve

多国間主義

たこくかんしゅぎ

multilateralism