さまよう

さまよう
godan verb
to wander; to roam; to drift
1. to wander; to roam; to drift; to stray
To move about without a fixed destination or purpose; to wander aimlessly.
(まち)をさまよう。
To wander around town.
生死(せいし)(さかい)をさまよった。
I hovered between life and death.
視線(しせん)部屋(へや)(なか)をさまよった。
My gaze wandered around the room.

VERB TYPE:
自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive verb)
Godan verb (五段動詞(ごだんどうし))

KANJI:
Can be written as 彷徨(さまよ)う (literary).

CONJUGATION:

  • さまよわない (negative)
  • さまよって (te-form)
  • さまよった (past)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • (まち)をさまよう - to wander the streets
  • (ゆめ)(なか)をさまよう - to drift through dreams
  • 生死(せいし)(さかい)をさまよう - to hover between life and death
  • 意識(いしき)がさまよう - one's consciousness drifts