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首を横に振る

Reading

Kana: くびをよこにふる
Romaji: kubiwoyokonifuru
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Definition

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to shake one's head

See also: 首を振る

Kanji

首
Readings: シュ、 くび
Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems
横
Readings: オウ、 よこ
Meanings: sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse
振
Readings: シン、 ふ.る、 ぶ.る、 ふ.り、 -ぶ.り、 ふ.るう
Meanings: shake, wave, wag, swing

Example Sentences

私(わたし)は首(くび)を横(よこ)に振(ふ)った。
➥I shook my head.
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首(くび)を横(よこ)に振(ふ)ることで不承認(ふしょうにん)を与(あた)える。
➥They communicate disapproval by shaking their heads.
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友人(ゆうじん)は「不可能(ふかのう)だ」と言(い)わんばかりに首(くび)を横(よこ)に振(ふ)った。
➥My friend shook his head as much as to say "impossible".
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彼(かれ)は首(くび)を横(よこ)に振(ふ)った。
➥He shook his head.
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何(なん)らかの理由(りゆう)で彼女(かのじょ)は首(くび)を横(よこ)に振(ふ)った。
➥For some reason or other she shook her head.
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私(わたし)は彼女(かのじょ)に本当(ほんとう)のことを言(い)うようにいったが、彼女(かのじょ)は首(くび)を横(よこ)に振(ふ)った。
➥I told her to tell me the truth, but she shook her head.
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