迷(まよ)い込(こ)む

まよいこむ
verb (godan)
to wander into; to stray into
1. to wander into; to stray into
to accidentally enter an unfamiliar place while lost or confused
道(みち)に迷(まよ)って知(し)らない路地(ろじ)に迷(まよ)い込(こ)んだ。
I got lost and wandered into an unfamiliar alley.
猫(ねこ)が庭(にわ)に迷(まよ)い込(こ)んできた。
A cat wandered into the garden.
異世界(いせかい)に迷(まよ)い込(こ)んだような気分(きぶん)になった。
I felt like I had wandered into another world.

FORMATION:
迷(まよ)う (to get lost, be confused) + 込(こ)む (to go into) → to go into while lost

TRANSITIVITY:
Intransitive verb - the subject wanders into somewhere.

RELATED ～込(こ)む COMPOUND VERBS:

  • 飛(と)び込(こ)む (to jump into)
  • 投(な)げ込(こ)む (to throw into)
  • 駆(か)け込(こ)む (to rush into)
  • 入(はい)り込(こ)む (to enter, get into)

NUANCE:
Implies accidental or unintentional entry, often with a sense of being lost or confused.

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