JLPT N2 · Adverb

悠々 (yuuyuu)

悠々 (ゆうゆう, yuuyuu) is a Japanese adverb meaning “quiet; calm”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ゆうゆう
Romaji
yuuyuu
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. quiet; calm; leisurely; composed · たる-adjective, adverb (taking と)
  2. easily; comfortably; without difficulty · adverb (taking と), adverb
  3. distant; far-off; boundless; endless; eternal · たる-adjective, adverb (taking と)

Example sentences

飛行機は頭上をゆうゆうと飛んで行った。
The airplane sailed over our heads.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 悠々

Source: JMdict entry 1605700 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.