さまよう
Samayou
Usually written in kana.
Other forms: さ迷う
彷徨う (Samayou) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to loiter, to putter, to prowl, to wander about”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
Examples
一晩中山中をさ迷った。
I was roaming over the mountains all through the night.
彼は生死の境をさ迷った。
He hovered between life and death.
彼女は森をさまよっていた。
She was wandering in the woods.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).