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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    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

    ペコペコぺこぺこ

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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 repeatedly to his boss.

      • 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 cringing sound.

      • 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 quickly.

      • 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〜。

      Kowtowing in front of an elementary school student, he is such a modest person.

      • 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 cringing sound with just a slight push.

      • N2
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