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Meaning of 欠伸 in Japanese
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欠伸, 欠JLPT 2
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Kana Readingあくび, けんしん
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Romajiakubi, kenshin
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- yawn; yawning (and stretching)
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Examples of 欠伸, 欠, あくび, けんしん in a sentence
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We yawn when sleepy or bored.
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Every time I looked at him, he was yawning.
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彼らはみんなすっかり疲れてしまって、ただあくびしか出なかった。
They were all so tired that they could do nothing but yawn.
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He yawned heavily.
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Being bored, the audience began to yawn.
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I suppressed a yawn.
Related Kanji
欠
JLPT 3
4 strokes
lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
On'Yomi: ケツ, ケン
Kun'Yomi: か.ける, か.く
伸
JLPT 2
7 strokes
expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase
On'Yomi: シン
Kun'Yomi: の.びる, の.ばす, の.べる, の.す