| こ |
|---|
| 小 |
| くび |
|---|
| 首 |
| を |
| かし |
|---|
| 傾 |
| げ |
| る |
expression, Ichidan verb
Idiomatic expression.- to look slightly doubtful, to look puzzled, to bend one's head slightly to one side.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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小首を傾げる | こくびをかしげる | |||||||||||||||
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小首をかしげる | こくびをかしげる |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび シュ おびと (2nd, N3)
lean, incline, tilt
かたむ.く ケイ かし.げる (7th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
time, about, toward
ころ ケイ キョウ (11th)