Vocab Info

N1 う-Verb

ぼやく

to grumble, to complain

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    • Pitch Accent

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    • Word Type

      う-Verb

    • 単語の種類

      五段動詞

    Examples

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      ぼやいてばかりの消極(しょうきょく)(てき)(ひと)魅力(みりょく)(てき)では()い。

      A person who does nothing but grumble and is passive is not attractive. {to grumble, to complain}

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      学力(がくりょく)(ひく)(かれ)はいつも日本(にほん)学歴(がくれき)社会(しゃかい)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}

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      いつも自分(じぶん)境遇(きょうぐう)ぼやいてばかりいる彼女(かのじょ)(みじ)めです。

      She is miserable, always grumbling about her own circumstances. {to grumble, to complain}

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      (おっと)家事(かじ)をしてくれないとぼやいていたら同僚(どうりょう)不倫(ふりん)()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}

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      息子(むすこ)(あそ)時間(じかん)()いとぼやいているが、(わたし)()わせれば息子(むすこ)はいつも(あそ)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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