戸惑う

とまどう

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

What does 戸惑う mean?

戸惑う is a Japanese verb meaning to be bewildered; to be perplexed in English. It is written as 戸惑う in kanji, とまどう in hiragana, and tomadou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

しかし、どうしてそうなるのかについては私は説明にとまどう。

But how that comes about I am at a loss to explain.