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めんくらう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
1. to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
Alt. forms
面めん食くらう
84%
面めん喰くらう
5%
めんくらう
5%
面めんくらう
3%
Pitch accent
め
んくらう
め
んくら
う
Conjugations...Used in: 80
Composed of
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
Examples (2 in total)
I was terribly confused by his question.
Walter was taken aback by John's cruel insult.