Home › Japanese › Glossary › i lost my way
Japanese vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "i lost my way" in Japanese?
道に迷った
michi ni mayotsu ta
In Japanese, "i lost my way" is 道に迷った (michi ni mayotsu ta).
Listen to the pronunciation:
Free Japanese learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games
Pronunciation
Say MEE-chee nee mah-YOT-tah, with the doubled T in mayotta giving a short abrupt stop, like stumbling to a halt.
Writing and usage
道に迷った is written using kanji. It's a phrase, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
i lost my way
Test your Japanese knowledge in our free browser games.
How to remember 道に迷った
Mayotta sounds like 'my-yacht-ta' — picture your yacht drifting completely off course and lost at sea.
Related words
- help me 助けてください tasuke tekudasai
- call the police 警察に電話して下さい keisatsu ni denwa shite kudasai
- call a doctor 医者を呼んでください isha wo yon dekudasai
- i need a hospital 病院が必要だ byouin ga hitsuyou da
- im allergic to 私はアレルギーがあります watashi ha arerugii gaarimasu
- i lost my wallet 財布をなくした saifu wonakushita
- i lost my phone 携帯をなくした keitai wonakushita
- theres been an accident 事故があった jiko gaatta
- im hurt 傷ついています kizutsu iteimasu
Browse all Japanese words in the glossary.
Questions about 道に迷った
How do you pronounce 道に迷った?
Say MEE-chee nee mah-YOT-tah, with the doubled T in mayotta giving a short abrupt stop, like stumbling to a halt.
Is 道に迷った formal or casual?
道に迷った is a common everyday expression. Context and tone of voice matter more than the words themselves for how formal it sounds.
How is 道に迷った written in Japanese?
道に迷った is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as michi ni mayotsu ta.
Where can I practice Japanese words for free?
You can play free Japanese minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, with no sign-up needed. Every word in the Japanese glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.
"I lost my way" in other languages
Curated by Jack Ratcliffe
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation. Want to play the full game? Get Noun Town on Steam.
Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR
These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.
See the full game ▶Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town