うとうと

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

AdverbJLPT N1

What does うとうと mean?

うとうと is a Japanese adverb meaning falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off in English. It is written as うとうと in hiragana, and utouto in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は一日中うとうとしていた。

He slumbered out the whole day.