彷徨く

Readings

Kana: うろつく、ウロつく
Romaji: urotsuku, urotsuku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

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1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander aimlessly; to knock around; to hang around

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

to be confused from not knowing what to do

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 さまよ.う
Meanings: stray, wander, loiter
Readings: コウ、 さまよ.う
Meaning: wandering

Example Sentences

泥棒(どろぼう)真夜中(まよなか)にうろつき(まわ)る。
➥Robbers prowl around at midnight.
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真夜中(まよなか)幽霊(ゆうれい)がうろつく時刻(じこく)だと(かんが)えられている。
➥Midnight is when ghosts are thought to walk the earth.
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(かれ)はよくない連中(れんちゅう)とうろつき(まわ)っている。
➥He hangs around with the wrong group of kids.
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(わたし)はあの宝石店(ほうせきてん)のあたりをうろついていたので、泥棒(どろぼう)嫌疑(けんぎ)をかけられた。
➥I was suspected of being a thief because I was hanging about near the jeweler's.
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