そっぽを向むく

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そっぽを向く · godan verb (-ku)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	そっぽを向むく	そっぽを向むかない
Polite	そっぽを向むきます	そっぽを向むきません
Past polite	そっぽを向むきました	そっぽを向むきませんでした
Past	そっぽを向むいた	そっぽを向むかなかった
Te-form	そっぽを向むいて	そっぽを向むかないで
Desire	そっぽを向むきたい	そっぽを向むきたくない
Potential	そっぽを向むける	そっぽを向むけない
Passive	そっぽを向むかれる	そっぽを向むかれない
Causative	そっぽを向むかせる	そっぽを向むかせない
Causative passive	そっぽを向むかせられるalso そっぽを向むかされる	そっぽを向むかせられないalso そっぽを向むかされない
Volitional	そっぽを向むこう
Polite volitional	そっぽを向むきましょう
Imperative	そっぽを向むけ	そっぽを向むくな
Conditional	そっぽを向むけば	そっぽを向むかなければ
Tara conditional	そっぽを向むいたら	そっぽを向むかなかったら

Meanings

expression, godan verb (-ku)

turn away; face away; ignore

Physical or figurative turning away, often implying deliberate disregard or snubbing.

彼かれは怒おこってそっぽを向むいた。
He got angry and turned away.
話はなしかけても、彼かの女じょはそっぽを向むいて返へん事じをしなかった。
Even when I spoke to her, she turned away and didn't reply.

expression, godan verb (-ku)

be uncooperative; be unconciliatory

Describes an attitude of refusing to engage or cooperate, often in a stubborn or sulky manner.

会かい議ぎで彼かれはそっぽを向むいて、何なにも発はつ言げんしなかった。
At the meeting, he was uncooperative and didn't say anything.

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Kanji

向yonder, facing, beyond
外outside
方direction, person, alternative

Related words

無む視しN3sense 1
無視する means to actively disregard or ignore someone, while そっぽを向く emphasizes the physical or attitudinal gesture of turning away, often with sulking or stubbornness.
背せを向むける sense 1
背を向ける literally means to turn one's back on someone, a close physical synonym of そっぽを向く but without the pouty, snubbing nuance.
目めを逸そらす sense 1
目をそらす focuses narrowly on averting one's eyes or gaze, whereas そっぽを向く implies a fuller turning away of the face or body in disregard.

Opposites

向むき合あうN2sense 1
向き合う means to face each other directly and engage, the opposite of そっぽを向く's turning away in disregard.

Written forms

そっぽを向むく
Standard kana-mixed spelling; the most common written form.
ソッポを向むく
Katakana variant sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.
外方そっぽを向むく
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.

Etymology

The phrase そっぽを向く is composed of そっぽ (a colloquial term meaning 'the other direction' or 'away') and 向く (to face). The exact origin of そっぽ is uncertain, but it is used in several set phrases indicating turning away or ignoring.