Vocab Info

N2 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb, Suru verb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

ぺこぺこvery hungry, starving, famished, fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing, giving in, being dented

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      1.

      very hungry, starving, famished

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, Suru verb

      2.

      bowing repeatedly, kowtowing, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      3.

      denting, buckling, giving (in)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    ぺこぺこペコペコ

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    Examples

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      (かれ)自分(じぶん)上司(じょうし)にいつもぺこぺこ(あたま)()げている。

      He is always bowing fawningly to his boss. {very hungry, starving, famished, fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing, giving in, being dented}

      • N2

      この(うす)いベニヤ(いた)(かべ)()げるとぺこぺこ(おと)がなります。

      When you bend this thin plywood wall, it makes a creaking sound. {very hungry, starving, famished, fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing, giving in, being dented}

      • N2

      (なか)ぺこぺこなので、(はや)(なに)かカロリーのあるものを()べたいです。

      I'm very hungry, so I want to eat something high in calories soon. {very hungry, starving, famished, fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing, giving in, being dented}

      • N2

      小学生(しょうがくせい)()かってぺこぺことお辞儀(じぎ)をするなんて、(かれ)謙虚(けんきょ)(ひと)なんだな〜。

      Doing a humble bow to an elementary school student, he is such a modest person. {very hungry, starving, famished, fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing, giving in, being dented}

      • N2

      アルミ(かん)(うす)くて(かたち)()わりやすいだけに、(すこ)()すだけでぺこぺこ(おと)がなります。

      Aluminum cans are thin and easily change shape, so they make a crumpling sound with just a slight push. {very hungry, starving, famished, fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing, giving in, being dented}

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