うなずくことは承知の合図だ。

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うなずくことは承知の合図だ。

English Translation

A nod is a sign of agreement.

Furigana

うなずくことは承知(しょうち)の合図(あいず)だ。

Romanji

Unazuku koto wa shōchi no aizu da.

Words

頷く (うなずく、うなづく)

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

承知 (しょうち)

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; assent; admitting; compliance; agreement; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; forgiving; pardoning; excusing

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

合図 (あいず)

sign; signal

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative