| こ |
|---|
| 小 |
| くび |
|---|
| 首 |
| を |
| かし |
|---|
| 傾 |
| げ |
| る |
expression, Ichidan verb
Idiomatic expression.- to look slightly doubtful, to look puzzled, to bend one's head slightly to one side.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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小首を傾げる | こくびをかしげる | |||||||||||||||
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小首をかしげる | こくびをかしげる |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび シュ おびと (2nd, N3)
lean, incline, tilt
かたむ.く ケイ かし.げる (Early Jr. High, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
time, about, toward
ころ ケイ キョウ (Late High School)