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Meaning of 受身 in Japanese
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受身, 受け身JLPT 1
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Kana Readingうけみ
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Romajiukemi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- Meaning
- the defensive
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- passive attitude; passivity; passiveness
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- Parts of speech
- linguistics terminology
- Meaning
- the passive; passive voice
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- Parts of speech
- Martial Arts Term
- Meaning
- ukemi (the art of falling safely)
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Examples of 受身, 受け身, うけみ in a sentence
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In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".
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How can you be so passive? Why don't you retaliate?
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TV is harmful in that it keeps your mind in a passive state.
Related Kanji
受
JLPT 3
8 strokes
accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
On'Yomi: ジュ
Kun'Yomi: う.ける, -う.け, う.かる