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外方

そっぽ

the other way; a direction away from the speaker (esp. in そっぽを向く)

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Examples

  1. 猫は外方を向いてしまった。

    ねこはそっぽをむいてしまった。

    The cat turned its face away.

  2. 彼に話しかけたが、外方を向かれた。

    かれにはなしかけたが、そっぽをむかれた。

    I spoke to him, but he just turned away from me.

  3. 有権者に外方を向かれては、政権はもたない。

    ゆうけんしゃにそっぽをむかれては、せいけんはもたない。

    If the voters turn their backs on it, the government won't last.

Common patterns

外方を向く
to look away; to turn one's back on
外方を向かれる
to be given the cold shoulder
客に外方を向かれる
to lose the customers' support

Memory tip

It lives almost entirely inside そっぽを向く — literally turning your face aside, figuratively refusing to cooperate. Written in kana in practice; 外方 is the rare kanji spelling.

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