うろつく

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
彷徨く

Etymology

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From うろ (uro, a 擬態語 (gitaigo, ideophone) also reduplicated to form the adverb うろうろ (urouro)) + つく (-tsuku).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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うろつく (urotsukuintransitive godan (stem うろつき (urotsuki), past うろついた (urotsuita))

  1. to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander aimlessly; to knock around; to hang around​
    Synonyms: 彷徨う (samayou), 彷徨する (hōkō suru), うろうろする (urouro suru), ちょろちょろする (chorochoro suru)
  2. to be at a loss, to be confused from not knowing what to do

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN