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うっかり

onomatopoeic or mimetic wordadverbadverb taking the と particlenoun or participle taking the aux. verb するverb (generic)noun (generic)

Meanings

carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently

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Example sentences

うっかり財布さいふを家いえに忘わすれてきた。

I carelessly left my wallet at home.

うっかりして、大事だいじなメールを削除さくじょしてしまった。

I inadvertently deleted an important email.

彼女かのじょはうっかり秘密ひみつを話はなしてしまったことを後悔こうかいしていた。

She regretted that she had thoughtlessly revealed the secret.

うっかり者ものの彼かれはいつも何なにかをなくしてばかりいる。

He is such a careless person that he is always losing something.

会議かいぎ中ちゅうにうっかりとスマートフォンの音おとを消けし忘わすれ、着信音ちゃくしんおんが鳴なり響ひびいてしまった。

During the meeting, I inadvertently forgot to silence my smartphone, and the ringtone ended up ringing loudly.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)