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
Common
な-adjective
1.
very hungry, starving, famished
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, する-verb
2.
bowing repeatedly, kowtowing, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
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
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Examples
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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.
- N2
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.
- N2
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.
- N2
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.
- N2
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.
- N2
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