noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. straying, wandering (off course).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
迷走 めいそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

astray, be perplexed, in doubt
まよ.う メイ (5th, N3)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
run
はし.る ソウ はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)