How to say 'Wandering' in Japanese | うろうろ

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The Japanese word for Wandering is 'Urouro', written as うろうろ in Japanese.

word

うろうろ

Meaning

Wandering

Reading

Urouro

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'うろうろ (urouro)' describes the action of wandering or moving around aimlessly, often without a clear purpose or direction. It can be used to describe both physical movement and a state of indecision or confusion. For example: He was wandering around the station「彼は駅をうろうろしていた」(かれはえきをうろうろしていた). I wandered around the city looking for the cafe「カフェを探して街をうろうろした」(かふぇをさがしてまちをうろうろした). This word often carries a nuance of restlessness or being lost, either literally or figuratively.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

3989

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word うろうろ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

う

Reading

hiragana

ろ

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'Urouro' means 'Wandering' .

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