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付いて回る (ついてまわる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
follow around ; dog ; hound ; cling to
Describes someone or something persistently following or staying close, often with a negative or annoying connotation. Can be used for people, animals, or abstract things like thoughts or problems.
その 疑ぎ 惑わく が ずっと 彼かれ に 付つ い て 回まわ っ た 。
That suspicion dogged him constantly.
Written forms 付つ いて 回まわ る
ついて 回まわ る
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing.
Kanji 付 adhere, attach, refer to Similar words 付つ きまとう Very similar meaning of persistently following or haunting someone. 付きまとう often implies a more annoying or unwanted presence, while ついて回る can be slightly more neutral or physical.
追お いかける Means 'to chase' or 'to pursue' with a clearer goal or direction. ついて回る focuses on the state of being followed rather than the act of chasing.
Etymology Compound of 付く (tsuku, 'to attach') in its te-form 付いて (tsuite) and 回る (mawaru, 'to go around'). Literally 'to go around attached', giving the sense of following persistently.
