Japanese

よこをむく
Meaning: to look aside, to ignore, to reject
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 横を向く 横を向かない
Polite 横を向きます 横を向きません
Past 横を向いた 横を向かなかった
Polite + Past 横を向きました 横を向きませんでした
Te-form 横を向いて 横を向かなくて
Potential 横を向ける 横を向けない
Passive 横を向かれる 横を向かれない
Causative 横を向かせる 横を向かせない
Causative + Passive 横を向かされる 横を向かされない
Imperative 横を向け 横を向くな

Handwriting

横
を
向
く

Example

She said nothing while looking away.

Usage Notes

Literally means to look to the side, but often used metaphorically to mean ignoring or rejecting someone/something.

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