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“Dozing off” in Japanese

Short answer
うとうと utouto うとうと

Dozing off in Japanese is “うとうと” (utouto). Full meaning: falling into a doze, dozing off, nodding off.

Other ways to say “Dozing off” in Japanese

ウトウト utouto falling into a doze, dozing off, nodding off とろとろ torotoro sticky, syrupy, pulpy; weakly (of a flame), gently (e.g. boil), simmering; dozing off, napping ドロドロ dorodoro sticky, syrupy, pulpy; weakly (of a flame), gently (e.g. boil), simmering; dozing off, napping どろどろ dorodoro sticky, syrupy, pulpy; weakly (of a flame), gently (e.g. boil), simmering; dozing off, napping トロトロ torotoro sticky, syrupy, pulpy; weakly (of a flame), gently (e.g. boil), simmering; dozing off, napping トロトロっ torotoro sticky, syrupy, pulpy; weakly (of a flame), gently (e.g. boil), simmering; dozing off, napping とろとろっ torotoro sticky, syrupy, pulpy; weakly (of a flame), gently (e.g. boil), simmering; dozing off, napping 泥々 dorodoro sticky, syrupy, pulpy; weakly (of a flame), gently (e.g. boil), simmering; dozing off, napping 泥泥 dorodoro sticky, syrupy, pulpy; weakly (of a flame), gently (e.g. boil), simmering; dozing off, napping

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