noun, takes する

  1. being at sea, losing one's bearings, confusion, wonderment.
  2. disorientation upon waking at night. Archaism.
  3. forgetting which house or room to enter. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
戸惑い とまどい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
beguile, delusion, perplexity
ワク まど.う (7th, N1)
some, one, or
あるい ワク コク (Kentei Pre-1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)