To Get Lost, To Be Lost
expression, godan verb
Remember 迷う? It means "to get lost." If you get lost on a road, you are still lost, wandering around looking for the correct turn. This word means to be lost or to get lost.
みちにまよう
The reading comes from the words 道 and 迷う.
私は道に迷うのが得意です。
I’m good at getting lost.
初めての場所だったので、道に迷ってしまいました。
It was my first time in the area, so I got lost.
地図を見てたのに、結局道に迷ってしまった。
I was looking at the map, but I still ended up getting lost.
道に迷ったけど、親切な人に助けてもらって無事に目的地に着きました。
I got lost, but a kind person helped me, and I safely arrived at my destination.