うつむく

• 読み: うつむく
• ローマ字: utsumuku
• 発音: /ɯ.tsɯ.mɯ.kɯ/

意味

To hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb describing the action of lowering one's head or looking downward. Often conveys sadness, shame, shyness, or deep thought. The kanji 俯 exists but hiragana is more commonly used. Frequently appears in novels and descriptive passages to portray emotional state through body language.

例文

1. 彼女は恥ずかしそうにうつむいてしまった。
2. 叱られた子供がうつむいたまま黙っていた。
3. 何か考え事をしているのか、ずっとうつむいている。

使い方ガイド

場面: emotional descriptions, literature, daily life

トーン: subdued

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 俯 combines 亻 (person) and 府 (bend down, bow), literally depicting a person bending their head forward. The hiragana form has become standard in modern writing.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal