迷い鳩

letslearn

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Hi all,
What does 迷い鳩 mean? Is it like 迷い子 for lost child?
My dictionary says 鳩 is a pigeon or dove. So lost pigeon or dove?
よろしくお願いします

 

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Mike Cash

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I wish you could see the look on my face right now....wondering why I put so much time into answering your LAST question just to have you ignore it and move right along to the next thing. That's some rude sh!t.

 

letslearn

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I'm sorry mikesan, I didn't mean to come across as ungrateful.
That word appears by itself in a 目次．
So I have no other reference.
迷う can mean hesitation, bewilderment, doubt etc
鳩 pigeon or dove.

Once again I'm sorry if it seemed like I ignored your suggestion it was not my intention.

 

nekojita

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Table of contents of what? There's always context - I presume this book didn't fall out of the sky and the word 迷い鳩 is not the only readable part.

It may be a reference to 迷子, who knows. Normally titles and similar are the last translated for a reason. Read the part of the text it refers to and it will probably become obvious.

 

letslearn

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Hi nekojitasan,
Its the title page of a book. It has 4 chapters.
The first is..

１ かまいたち （kaimaitachi character of book)
２ 師走の客 (Decembers visitor)
３ 迷い鳩 (?)
４ 騒ぐ刀 (Swooshing sword)

I thought I may have been a set expression or similar of the Edo Period.
Thanks

 

Toritoribe

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迷い猫: lost cat / stray cat

Thus, your interpretation "lost pigeon/dove" is correct.

 

letslearn

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Thanks everyone.
Sorry if I caused offence, Its much appreciated.