うろつく

to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl

What does うろつく mean?

うろつく is a Japanese verb meaning to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl in English. It is written as うろつく in hiragana, and urotsuku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

真夜中は幽霊がうろつく時刻だと考えられている。

Midnight is when ghosts are thought to walk the earth.