Lingakuかがめる
Frequency rank: 38,768. – 39,308. (for form 屈める: 19,310. – 19,383.)
- to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)word usually written using kana alone
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- かがめるFrequency rank: 38,768. – 39,308.
- 屈める【かがめる】【こごめる】Frequency rank: 19,310. – 19,383.
- こごめる
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
This meaning is used when someone lowers their body by bending at the waist or knees, often to pick something up or to make themselves smaller in stature.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かがめるto stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)ひざ膝をかがめるto bend one's kneesせ背をかがめるto bend one's backかがめてあるく歩くto walk while stoopingかがめたじょうたい状態stooped positionしんたい身体をかがめるto bend the bodyこしをかがめる腰をかがめるto bend at the waistかがめるようにするto try to bend (down)にもつ荷物をかがめてもつ持つto carry a load while bending downしゃがむかがめるto squat or bend down
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Don't bend over the table. Sit up straight.
I bent over to pick up my pen which had fallen on the floor.
My grandma stooped down and picked up a needle and thread.