うつむく

うつむく
verb (godan, intransitive)
to look down; to hang one's head
自動詞 intransitivemovementbody-part
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentうつむくうつむかない
Present politeうつむきますうつむきません
Pastうつむいたうつむかなかった
Past politeうつむきましたうつむきませんでした
て formうつむいてうつむかなくて
ている presentうつむいているうつむいていない
ている politeうつむいていますうつむいていません
ている pastうつむいていたうつむいていなかった
ている past politeうつむいていましたうつむいていませんでした
Conditional ばうつむけばうつむかなければ
Conditional たらうつむいたらうつむかなかったら
Volitionalうつむこう
Volitional politeうつむきましょう
Potentialうつむけるうつむけない
Passiveうつむかれるうつむかれない
Causativeうつむかせるうつむかせない
Imperativeうつむけうつむくな
1. to look down; to hang one's head; to bow one's head
To tilt one's face or head downward. Often associated with emotions such as sadness, shame, or deep thought.
I was so embarrassed that I looked down.
He remained looking down and said nothing.
I can't forget the sight of her hanging her head sadly.
Scolded by the teacher, the children looked down.
I was walking with my head down and almost bumped into a utility pole.

Transitivity

Intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)). Can also be written as (うつむ)く with kanji.

Usage

うつむく often conveys emotional nuance - people look down when embarrassed, sad, ashamed, or deep in thought. It's different from simply looking at the ground; it implies an emotional or psychological state.

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Neutral. Common in both spoken and written Japanese.