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途方に暮れる

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ほう
Grade: 2

Grade: 6
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

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途方(とほう) (tohō) + (ni) + ()れる (kureru)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [to̞ho̞ː ɲ̟i kɯ̟ɾe̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

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()(ほう)()れる (tohō ni kureruintransitive ichidan (stem ()(ほう)() (tohō ni kure), past ()(ほう)()れた (tohō ni kureta))

  1. (idiomatic) to be at a loss
    Synonym: 途方を失う

Conjugation

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