Japanese

さまよう
Meaning: to wander; to roam; to hover
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 彷徨う 彷徨わない
Polite 彷徨います 彷徨いません
Past 彷徨った 彷徨わなかった
Polite + Past 彷徨いました 彷徨いませんでした
Te-form 彷徨って 彷徨わなくて
Potential 彷徨える 彷徨えない
Passive 彷徨われる 彷徨われない
Causative 彷徨わせる 彷徨わせない
Causative + Passive 彷徨わされる 彷徨わされない
Imperative 彷徨え 彷徨うな

Handwriting

彷
徨
う

Example sentences

He was hovering between life and death.
生と死の狭間で彷徨う。
Wandering in the threshold between life and death.
人は生死流転を繰り返し、果てしない迷いの世界を彷徨っている。
Human beings repeat the cycle of birth and death, wandering through an endless world of illusion.

Usage Notes

Means to walk around aimlessly or to be in an unstable state without staying in one place. Often used for wandering in a forest or being on the threshold of life and death.

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