途方に暮れる

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ほう
Grade: 2

Grade: 6
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

途方(とほう) (tohō) + (ni) + ()れる (kureru)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to̞ho̞ː ɲ̟i kɯ̟ᵝɾe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

()(ほう)()れる • (tohō ni kureru) intransitive 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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