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
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1.
very hungry, starving, famished
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Suru verb
2.
bowing repeatedly, kowtowing, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
3.
denting, buckling, giving (in)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
All Forms
ペコペコ、ぺこぺこ
Details
Pitch Accent
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彼は自分の上司にいつもぺこぺこと頭を下げている。
He is always bowing repeatedly to his boss.
この薄いベニヤ板の壁は曲げるとぺこぺこと音がなります。
When you bend this thin plywood wall, it makes a cringing sound.
お腹がぺこぺこなので、早く何かカロリーのあるものを食べたいです。
I'm very hungry, so I want to eat something high in calories quickly.
小学生に向かってぺこぺことお辞儀をするなんて、彼は謙虚な人なんだな〜。
Kowtowing in front of an elementary school student, he is such a modest person.
アルミ缶は薄くて形が変わりやすいだけに、少し押すだけでぺこぺこと音がなります。
Aluminum cans are thin and easily change shape, so they make a cringing sound with just a slight push.
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