首を竦める (くびをすくめる) — to duck one's head, to pull in one's head, to duck down | Kakuso

Vocabulary

Meaning

to duck one's head to pull in one's head to duck down

Practice Writing

Character: 1/5

Stroke: 1/0

Component Analysis

首を竦める

to duck one's head, to pull in one's head, to duck down...

くびをすくめる

首

neck, counter for songs and poems

自

みずか.ら, おの.ずから, ジ

目

eye, class, look...

め, -め, モク

竦

すく.む, おそ.れる, ショウ

立

stand up, rise, set up...

た.つ, -た.つ, リツ

亠

kettle lid radical (no. 8)

束

bundle, sheaf, ream...

たば, たば.ねる, ソク

木

き, こ-, ボク

口

くち, コウ, ク

木

き, こ-, ボク

丿

katakana no radical (no. 4)

えい, よう, ヘツ

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