Meaning of うとうと in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level うとうと, うとっと

Romaji utōto, utotto

Parts of speech

adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, adverb taking the `to` particle

Meaning

falling in a doze; dozing

Example Sentences

うとうと, うとっと used in context

汽車(きしゃ)に揺られ(ゆる)つつ、２時間(じかん)ほどいい(よい)気持ち(きもち)でうとうと眠った。

I slept drowsily with a good feeling for about 2 hours, while rocked by the train.
本当に(ほんとうに)眠ってなんかいない、うとうとしている(する)だけだ。

I'm not really asleep, just dozing.
彼(あれ)は一日中(いちにちじゅう)うとうとしていた(する)。

He slumbered out the whole day.
彼(あれ)はついうとうととした(する)。

He fell into a slumber inadvertently.
電車(でんしゃ)に乗ってウトッとしてたら(する)、駅(えき)を寝過ごして(ねすごす)しまった(しまう)。

I dozed off in the train and slept right past my station.
ひなたぼっこをして(する)いる(する)と、あまりの気持ちよ(きもちいい)さに、ウトウトして(する)しまった(しまう)。

I felt so good as I lazed in the sunshine that I drifted off to sleep.

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