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Emotion & Feeling

しおしお

shio-shio

Dejected / wilting

Looking crestfallen and droopy, like a flower wilting. Describes visible sadness in posture and expression.

💡A child who didn't win the race — 'He walked away shio-shio with his head down.'

Example

叱られて、しおしおと部屋を出ていった。

Scolded, he left the room shio-shio with drooping shoulders.

Quiz yourself

After being rejected, she walked home ___ with her head down.

断られて、○○と肩を落として帰った。

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Intermediate