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Reading and JLPT level

俯く, 俯向く, うつ向く JLPT 1

Kana Reading

うつむく

Romaji

utsumuku

Word Senses

Parts of speech

Godan verb with `ku' ending

Meaning

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

Example sentence

言ってから、まゆちゃんは恥ずかしそうに俯いてしまう。 Having said it, Mayu hangs her head in embarrassment.

Examples of 俯く, 俯向く, うつ向く, うつむく in a sentence

言ってから、まゆちゃんは恥ずかしそうに俯いてしまう。

Having said it, Mayu hangs her head in embarrassment.
彼女は夜半までトイレでうつむいて吐いていた。

She'd spent half the night with her head down the toilet throwing up.
彼女は恥ずかしくてうつむいた。

She bent her head in shame.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain: 俯く
Plain Polite: 俯きます
Negative: 俯かない
Negative Polite: 俯きません

Past

Plain: 俯いた
Plain Polite: 俯きました
Negative: 俯かなかった
Negative Polite: 俯きませんでした

Plain: 俯いて
Plain Polite: 俯きまして
Negative: --
Negative Polite: --

Passive

Plain: 俯かれる
Plain Polite: 俯かれます
Negative: 俯かれない
Negative Polite: 俯かれません

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Kanji in this word

向 JLPT 3

6 strokes

yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: 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

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俯

10 strokes

bend down, lie prostrate

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: ふ.す, うつむ.く, ふ.せる

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