1.
hesitation, doubt, indecision
A state of being unsure or unable to decide. Mental wavering between options or courses of action.
迷いを捨てる。
To cast aside one's hesitation.
迷いなく答えた。
I answered without hesitation.
心に迷いがあると、決断が遅れる。
When you have doubt in your heart, your decisions are delayed.
迷いを断ち切って、新しい道を選んだ。
I cut through my indecision and chose a new path.
2.
delusion, illusion (Buddhist)
In Buddhist contexts, attachment to worldly things that clouds the mind and prevents enlightenment.
修行によって迷いから解き放たれる。
Through spiritual practice, one is freed from worldly delusion.
人は誰でも迷いの中に生きている。
Everyone lives amid delusion.
Buddhist context
迷いの世界から悟りの世界へ。
From the world of delusion to the world of enlightenment.
迷い is the noun form of the verb 迷う (to be lost, to hesitate).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 迷いがある (to have doubts)
- 迷いを捨てる (to cast aside hesitation)
- 迷いを断ち切る (to cut through indecision)
- 迷いなく (without hesitation)
- 迷いが生じる (doubts arise)
SENSE DISTINCTION:
- Sense 1 (everyday): mental wavering, being unable to decide
- Sense 2 (Buddhist): spiritual delusion or attachment to the material world
Related Words
Related:
迷う (verb form)