noun, takes する, intransitive verb, takes genitive case の

Messages.yoji.
  1. moving about in confusion, going every which way, going this way and that.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
右往左往 うおうさおう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

right
みぎ ウ ユウ (1st, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
journey, travel, chase away
オウ ゆ.く い.く (5th, N1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
left
ひだり サ シャ (1st, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)