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Meaning of 頷く in Japanese
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頷く, 首肯く, 肯くJLPT 2
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Kana Readingうなずく, うなづく
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Romajiunazuku, unazuku
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Word Senses
Examples of 頷く, 首肯く, 肯く, うなずく, うなづく in a sentence
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頷いたり、手を叩いたり、ほほえんだり、また、爆笑したりして承認を伝える。
People communicate approval by nodding, by clapping their hands, by smiling or laughing.
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A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
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He nodded when I asked if he understood.
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She nodded in response to my question.
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She answered with a nod.
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He nodded to her to come along.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 頷く
- Plain Polite
- 頷きます
- Negative
- 頷かない
- Negative Polite
- 頷きません
Past
- Plain
- 頷いた
- Plain Polite
- 頷きました
- Negative
- 頷かなかった
- Negative Polite
- 頷きませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 頷いて
- Plain Polite
- 頷きまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 頷かれる
- Plain Polite
- 頷かれます
- Negative
- 頷かれない
- Negative Polite
- 頷かれません