欹てる

攲てる、 側てる

Reading

Kana: そばだてる

Romaji: sobadateru

Definition

v1

vt

1

to strain to hear; to prick up one's ears

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

欹

Readings: イ、 キ、 そばだ.てる、 そばだ.つ

Meaning: prick up (one's ears)

側

Readings: ソク、 かわ、 がわ、 そば

Meanings: side, lean, oppose, regret

Example Sentence

私(わたし)の声(こえ)を聞(き)きつけて、私(わたし)の犬(いぬ)は耳(みみ)をそばだてた。

➥At the sound of my voice, my dog pricked up his ears.