途方に暮れる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
途 方 暮
と
Grade: S
ほう
Grade: 2
く
Grade: 6
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

途方(とほう) (tohō) + に (ni) + 暮(く)れる (kureru)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to̞ho̞ː ɲ̟i kɯ̟ᵝɾe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

途(と)方(ほう)に暮(く)れる • (tohō ni kureru) intransitive ichidan (stem 途(と)方(ほう)に暮(く)れ (tohō ni kure), past 途(と)方(ほう)に暮(く)れた (tohō ni kureta))

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

Conjugation

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