Vocab Info
N1 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
ぼやくto grumble, to complain
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
1.
to grumble, to complain
All Forms
ぼやく、ボヤく
Common・Uncommon
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Pitch Accent
ぼ
や
く
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ぼやいてばかりの消極的な人は魅力的では無い。
A person who does nothing but grumble and is passive is not attractive. {to grumble, to complain}
学力が低い彼はいつも日本の学歴社会をぼやいている。
He, with his low academic abilities, is always grumbling about Japan's education-oriented society. {to grumble, to complain}
いつも自分の境遇をぼやいてばかりいる彼女は惨めです。
She is miserable, always grumbling about her own circumstances. {to grumble, to complain}
夫が家事をしてくれないとぼやいていたら同僚に不倫を持ちかけられた。
I was grumbling about my husband not helping with the housework, and then a colleague proposed an affair. {to grumble, to complain}
息子は遊ぶ時間が無いとぼやいているが、私に言わせれば息子はいつも遊んでいます。
My son is grumbling that he has no time to play, but if you ask me, he is always playing. {to grumble, to complain}
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