Word Meaning 右往左往

うおうさおう uousaou

右往左往 is read as うおうさおう (uousaou) and means moving about in confusion.

Meaning

English

  1. moving about in confusion
  2. going every which way
  3. going this way and that

Reading

Kana

うおうさおう

Romaji

uousaou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Yojijukugo Rank 11586 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

右左

みぎひだり

right and left

右左折

うさせつ

right and left turning (esp. in a motor vehicle)

右の耳から左の耳

みぎのみみからひだりのみみ

in one ear and out the other

右から左へ

みぎからひだりへ

from right to left

右といえば左

みぎといえばひだり

always contradicting what other people say

右も左もわからない

みぎもひだりもわからない

being unfamiliar with a locality

右顧左眄

うこさべん

inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think

左右相称動物

さゆうそうしょうどうぶつ

Bilateria (animals with bilateral symmetry)

左右非対称

さゆうひたいしょう

bilateral asymmetry

左右対称

さゆうたいしょう

bilateral symmetry

左右相称

さゆうそうしょう

symmetry

左右軸

さゆうじく

lateral axis

Example Sentences

1

かれらはただうおうさおうするばかりだった。

They were just running around in confusion.