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Movement & Speed

とぼとぼ

tobo-tobo

Trudging wearily, dejectedly

Walking slowly with heavy, tired steps, conveying sadness or disappointment. A defeated, lonely walk.

💡After losing a game — 'He walked tobo-tobo home after the defeat.'

Example

試合に負けて、とぼとぼと帰った。

After losing the match, I walked tobo-tobo home.

Quiz yourself

After failing the exam, he walked ___ back home.

試験に落ちて、○○と家に帰った。

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