How to say 'Look around' in Japanese | きょろきょろ

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Meaning

Look around

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Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'きょろきょろ' describes the action of looking around restlessly or nervously, often in search of something or out of curiosity. It conveys a sense of fidgety or distracted movement of the eyes. For example: He looked around nervously「彼はきょろきょろと周りを見回した」(かれはきょろきょろとまわりをみまわした). The child kept looking around curiously「子供はきょろきょろとあちこち見ていた」(こどもはきょろきょろとあちこちみていた). This word is often used to depict someone who is unsure, searching, or unable to focus their gaze in one place.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

4357

Composition

hiragana

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