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俯く

俯向く、 うつ向く

Reading

Kana: うつむく
Romaji: utsumuku
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Definition

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to hang one's head in shame; to look downward; to cast one's eyes down

Kanji

Readings: フ、 ふ.す、 うつむ.く、 ふ.せる
Meanings: bend down, lie prostrate
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

Example Sentences

彼女(かのじょ)()ずかしくてうつむいた。
➥She bent her head in shame.
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()ってから、まゆちゃんは()ずかしそうに(うつむ)いてしまう。
➥Having said it, Mayu hangs her head in embarrassment.
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彼女(かのじょ)夜半(やはん)までトイレでうつむいて()いていた。
➥She'd spent half the night with her head down the toilet throwing up.
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