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表層形
辿々しく
タドタドシク
形容詞

辿々しく (タドタドシク)

Tadotadoshiku · たどたどしく — faltering, tottering, halting, unsteady, awkward, clumsy

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辿々しく in rōmaji: tadotadoshiku.

形容詞 一般 * *
📝 たどたどしい 🔤 形容詞 📐 連用形-一般
Updated: 2026年10月2日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
辿々しく
見出し語 (Lemma)
たどたどしい
読み (Reading)
タドタドシク
品詞 (POS)
形容詞・一般・*・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
形容詞
活用形 (Conj. Form)
連用形-一般
表記 (Orthography)
辿々しく
読み・基本形
タドタドシー
表記・基本形
辿々しい
見出し語の読み
タドタドシイ
How it's used

Used in written or formal speech to describe someone's movements or speech as unsteady or clumsy, often due to nervousness or weakness.

彼は辿々しく歩いてきた。
Kare wa tadotadoshiku aruite kita.
He walked over unsteadily.

辿々しく英語で自己紹介をした。
Tadotadoshiku eigo de jiko shoukai o shita.
I introduced myself in English haltingly.

⚖️ Commonly confused with 'おぼつかない' (obotsukanai), which implies uncertainty due to lack of confidence rather than physical unsteadiness.

💡 English Meaning

辿々しく means “faltering, tottering, halting, unsteady, awkward, clumsy” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

辿々しい (タドタドシー) — main entry →

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タドタドシク
Lemma: たどたどしい
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⚡ 形容詞 (I-adjective) Inflections
丁寧形 (Polite)
たどたどしいです
否定形 (Negative)
たどたどしくない
過去形 (Past)
たどたどしかった
て形 (Te-form)
たどたどしくて
副詞形 (Adverbial)
たどたどしく
仮定形 (Conditional)
たどたどしければ
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