をつ【ひざをうつ】

Frequency rank: 28,850. – 29,089.
    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'tsu' ending
  1. to express sudden recognition and being impressed; to slap one's knee
Forms
  • をつ【ひざをうつ】Frequency rank: 28,850. – 29,089.
  • ひざをつ【ひざをうつ】
  • ひざをうつ
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to express sudden recognition and being impressed; to slap one's knee
    2. This phrase is used to convey a moment of realization or agreement, often accompanied by a gesture of slapping one's knee as a physical expression of that sudden insight.
    When I heard that idea, I slapped my knee in recognition.
    I couldn't help but slap my knee in response to his story.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to laugh out loud after recognizing somethingto slap one's kneeastonishment that makes one slap their kneea sudden realization or revelationthe moment of realizationto be impressed enough to slap one's knee
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