首をかしげる – Vocabulary details

首くびをかしげる

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

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

こっちも同おなじく首くびをかしげる。

I tilt my head in puzzlement as well.

彼かの女じょは首くびをかしげ加か減げんに聞きいた。

She asked with her head slightly tilted.

けれども、その子こはきょとんと首くびをかしげて、こう言いった。

However, the child tilted their head in puzzlement and said this.

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