Word details

うろつく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word うろつく.

Dictionary

Entry

ろつく彷徨くIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #6586
1

to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam

Examples
真夜中は幽霊がうろつく時刻だと考えられている。
Midnight is when ghosts are thought to walk the earth.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

stray, wander, loiter

7 strokes

On

ホウ

Kun

さまよ.う

wandering

12 strokes

On

コウ

Kun

さまよ.う

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