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のた打ち回る (のたうちまわる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

のた打うち回まわる

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

writhe in pain; roll about in agony

Vivid expression for writhing or thrashing around due to intense pain or discomfort.

腹ふく痛つうでのた打うち回まわった。
I writhed in pain from a stomachache.
彼かれは地じ面めんに倒たおれてのた打うち回まわっていた。
He fell to the ground and was writhing in agony.

Written forms

のた打うち回まわる
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
のたうちまわるUsage64%
All-kana spelling, common in casual writing.
のたうち回まわるUsage36%
Variant with the first part in kana.

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock
回-times, round, game

Similar words

もがく
もがく means to struggle or flail, often in a broader sense (physically or mentally), while のた打ち回る specifically describes writhing from pain.

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. のた may be related to an old verb meaning to bend or twist, and 打ち回る literally means 'strike and go around', together forming a vivid image of thrashing about.