うずうず

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

AdverbJLPT N1

What does うずうず mean?

うずうず is a Japanese adverb meaning itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager in English. It is written as うずうず in hiragana, and uzuuzu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼はそれを試してみたくてうずうずしていた。

He was panting to have a go at it.