How to say 'Look down' in Japanese | うつむく

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The Japanese word for Look down is 'Utsumuku', written as うつむく in Japanese.

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うつむく

Meaning

Look down

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Utsumuku

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'うつむく (utsumuku)' means 'to look down' or 'to bow one's head'. It is often used to describe a physical action where someone lowers their head, typically due to shyness, sadness, embarrassment, or deep thought. This verb can also convey a sense of introspection or avoidance of eye contact. For example: She looked down in embarrassment「彼女は恥ずかしそうにうつむいた」(かのじょははずかしそうにうつむいた). He bowed his head in thought「彼は考え込んでうつむいた」(かれはかんがえこんでうつむいた). The verb is commonly used in both casual and formal contexts to describe a person's posture or emotional state.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

4687

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word うつむく

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

う

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hiragana

つ

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Tsu

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む

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hiragana

く

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'Utsumuku' means 'Look down' .

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