Lingaku頷く【うなずく】
Frequency rank: 239.
- to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 頷く【うなずく】【うなづく】Frequency rank: 239.
- 肯く【うなずく】【うなづく】Frequency rank: 24,320. – 24,480.
- 首肯く【うなずく】【うなづく】
- 点頭く【うなずく】【うなづく】
- うなずくFrequency rank: 2,160.
- うなづくFrequency rank: 33,463. – 33,794.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
This expression is used to indicate agreement or understanding, often accompanying a verbal confirmation or acknowledgment. It can be used in both formal and informal contexts.
Generated collocations (experimental)
うなずく頷くことthe act of noddingうなずいて頷いてどうい同意するto nod in agreementうなずき頷きながらきく聞くto listen while noddingうなずく頷くしゅうかん習慣the habit of noddingくび首をうなずく頷くto bow one's head in assentうなずく頷くことでりかいをしめす理解を示すto show understanding by noddingうなずく頷くしゅんかん瞬間the moment of noddingうなずく頷くしせい姿勢the posture of noddingかるく軽くうなずく頷くto nod lightlyうなずいて頷いてこうてい肯定するto nod affirmatively
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People communicate approval by nodding, by clapping their hands, by smiling or laughing.
He nodded to show that he approved of my plan.
He showed his agreement by a sight inclination of his head.