くびをかしげる – Vocabulary details

くびをかしげる

Expression

Verb (1-dan)

1. to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

わたしも同おなじように首くびを傾かしげた。I also tilted my head in the same way.

neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

叔お父じはくびをかしげた。

My uncle tilted his head.

わたしも同おなじようにくびをかしげた。

I also tilted my head in the same way.

知しらない単たん語ごにくびをかしげる。

I tilt my head at words I don't know.

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