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A5 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

彷徨(うろつ)to loiter, to putter, to prowl, to wander aimlessly, to knock around, to hang around, to be confused from not knowing what to do

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    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

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      to loiter, to hang around, to wander around, to prowl, to roam

      Usually written using kana alone

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    彷徨く 【うろつく】

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      不審(ふしん)(しゃ)(いえ)(まえ)彷徨(ほうこう)いています。

      A suspicious person is loitering in front of the house.

        店内(てんない)彷徨(ほうこう)くように(ある)いて店員(てんいん)さんを(さが)す。

        I walk around the store as if wandering aimlessly to find a clerk.

          仕事(しごと)()めてから毎日(まいにち)近所(きんじょ)彷徨(ほうこう)いています。

          Since quitting my job, I have been wandering aimlessly around the neighborhood every day.

            ()(ねこ)(にわ)彷徨(ほうこう)いているが、(なに)目的(もくてき)はあるのだろうか。

            Our pet cat is prowling around the yard, but I wonder if it has any purpose.

              あの(いぬ)はもう(なに)時間(じかん)もこの(あた)りを彷徨(ほうこう)いている。迷子(まいご)になったに(ちが)いない。

              That dog has been wandering aimlessly around this area for hours. It must be lost.

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