Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

辞儀(じぎ)bow, bowing

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      bow, bowing

      Polite (teineigo) language,

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    お辞儀 【おじぎ】御辞儀 【おじぎ】

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    Examples

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      (えら)(ひと)()かって、ゆっくりと丁寧(ていねい)辞儀(じぎ)する。

      Bow slowly and politely towards a person of high stature. {bow, bowing}

      • N2

      生徒(せいと)(たち)は、(わたし)(たい)してペコリと(ちい)さな辞儀(じぎ)をしました。

      The students gave me a slight bow. {bow, bowing}

      • N2

      (ぼく)腰痛(ようつう)()ちなので、(こし)(かる)()げて辞儀(じぎ)をするのが苦痛(くつう)(かん)じる。

      Since I suffer from lower back pain, I find it painful to bow with a slight bend in my waist. {bow, bowing}

      • N2

      西洋(せいよう)(ひと)たちから()ると、日本人(にほんじん)はしょっちゅう辞儀(じぎ)をしているようです。

      From the perspective of Westerners, it seems like Japanese people are constantly bowing. {bow, bowing}

      • N2

      辞儀(じぎ)はただの挨拶(あいさつ)にすぎない。そこに尊敬(そんけい)気持(きも)ちがある(こと)(きわ)めて(すく)ない。

      A bow is nothing more than a greeting. There is very little respect involved in it. {bow, bowing}

      • N2
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