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Japanese word 余所見: looking away / distracted gaze. Meanings and example sentences.

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余所見 (よそみ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

余所見 (よそみ) means looking away / distracted gaze.

See example sentences below.

余所見 at a glance

余所見
よそみyosomi
N1noun
looking away / distracted gaze
余所見よそみyosomiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 余所見

Core meaning

looking away / distracted gaze

Basic example sentences

Example 1

運転中に余所見をしてはいけない。

Translation

You must not look away while driving.

Example 2

授業中の余所見が多い学生だ。

Translation

He is a student who often looks away during class.

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