Vocab Info

N2 な-adjective, Adverb, する-verb, と-adverb

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

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    1. な-adjective

      1.

      very hungry, starving, famished

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, する-verb

      2.

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

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb, な-adjective

      3.

      denting, buckling, giving (in)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    ペコペコぺこぺこ

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 11,200

    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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