Word Meaning 路頭に迷う

ろとうにまよう rotou ni mayou

路頭に迷う is read as ろとうにまよう (rotou ni mayou) and means to be left without means of sustenance.

Meaning

English

  1. to be left without means of sustenance
  2. to be turned adrift in the streets
  3. to be rendered homeless
  4. to be out in the cold
  5. to be down and out

Reading

Kana

ろとうにまよう

Romaji

rotou ni mayou

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 6級 Proverb Rank 137230 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

路頭

ろとう

roadside

迷路

めいろ

inner ear

迷路庭園

めいろていえん

hedge maze

膜性迷路

まくせいめいろ

membranous labyrinth (of the inner ear)

迷路炎

めいじえん

labyrinthitis

骨迷路

こつめいろ

bony labyrinth (of the inner ear)

膜迷路

まくめいろ

membranous labyrinth (of the inner ear)

路上

ろじょう

On the Road (novel by Jack Kerouac)

みち

distance

路地

ろじ

path through a gate or garden

路面

ろめん

road surface

路上生活

ろじょうせいかつ

living on the street