Japanese word

歩き回る

Pronunciation

Romajiarukimawaru

Meaning

  • verbwalk around

Example

子どもが公園を歩き回ります。ko do mo ga kō en o aru ki mawa ri ma su

The child walks around the park.

Illustration for 歩き回る (walk around)

More examples

店員は客を探して駅を歩き回りました。ten in wa kyaku o saga shi te eki o aru ki mawa ri ma shi ta

The clerk walked around the station looking for a customer.

Core concept

Describes moving on foot from place to place within an area, often without a fixed destination.

Common phrases

  • 公園を歩き回るkō en o aru ki mawa ru

    walk around the park

  • 部屋を歩き回るheya o aru ki mawa ru

    walk around the room

Similar words

ぶらつくburatsuku: To move around casually without a clear purpose or destination.
うろつくurotsuku: To wander around an area, often while lingering in one place or another.
探し回るsagashimawaru: To move through several places while searching for a person or thing.
巡回するjunkaisuru: To move repeatedly through an assigned area as part of a task or duty.

Definition in Japanese

ある範囲の中を、あちこち移動しながら歩く。a ru han i no naka o a chi ko chi i dō shi na ga ra aru ku

Word origin

歩き回る (arukimawaru) combines 歩く (aruku, "walk") in its continuative form with 回る (mawaru, "go around"), giving the sense of moving around on foot.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, 歩き回る (arukimawaru) can describe aimless roaming or repeated movement while looking for something, so context determines the most natural English rendering.

Other meanings

  • pace aroundverb

Opposites

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