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あくび
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
1. yawn; yawning
Noun
Usually written in kana
2. kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
Alt. forms
あくび
54%
欠伸あくび
41%
アクビ
2%
欠あくび
1%
Pitch accent
あ
くび
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Conjugations...Used in: 1783
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
big yawn
slight yawn
big yawn
1 more...
Examples (3 in total)
Tom yawned.
Being bored, the audience began to yawn.
We yawn when we are short of oxygen.