Vocab Info
N1 Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
受身the defensive, passive attitude, passivity, passiveness, the passive, passive voice, ukemi (the art of falling safely)
Dictionary Definition
Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1.
the defensive
Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2.
passive attitude, passivity, passiveness
Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
3.
the passive, passive voice
GrammarNoun, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
4.
ukemi (the art of falling safely)
Martial Arts
All Forms
受身 【うけみ】、受け身 【うけみ】
Common・Uncommon
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Pitch Accent
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け
み
Novels Top 36,200
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倒された柔道家が受身をとりました。
The judoka who was knocked down performed ukemi (the art of falling safely). {the defensive, passive attitude, passivity, passiveness, the passive, passive voice, ukemi (the art of falling safely)}
動詞に「れる」・「られる」をつけて受身にする。
Add "reru" or "rareru" to the verb to make it passive voice. {the defensive, passive attitude, passivity, passiveness, the passive, passive voice, ukemi (the art of falling safely)}
いつも受身の姿勢でいる人は、リーダーにはなれません。
People who always maintain a passive attitude can never become leaders. {the defensive, passive attitude, passivity, passiveness, the passive, passive voice, ukemi (the art of falling safely)}
怪我をするのを防ぐべく、投げられた時に受身の姿勢を取りました。
In order to prevent injury, I adopted the ukemi posture when thrown. {the defensive, passive attitude, passivity, passiveness, the passive, passive voice, ukemi (the art of falling safely)}
終始受身の姿勢になってしまったあの議論には反省することが沢山ある。
There is much to reflect on regarding that debate, where I ended up maintaining a passive attitude throughout. {the defensive, passive attitude, passivity, passiveness, the passive, passive voice, ukemi (the art of falling safely)}
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