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うつむく (utsumuku)

look down, lower one's eyes

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Meaning

うつむく (utsumuku) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “look down, lower one's eyes”.

Example sentences 4

彼かれはうつむいて何なにかを考かんがえているね。

He is thinking about something with his head down.

彼女かのじょは恥はずかしくてうつむいた。

She bent her head in shame.

彼女かのじょは夜半やはんまでトイレでうつむいて吐はいていた。

She'd spent half the night with her head down the toilet throwing up.

言ってから、まゆちゃんは恥はずかしそうに俯うつむいてしまう。

Having said it, Mayu hangs her head in embarrassment.

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