首を傾げる – Vocabulary details

首くびを傾かしげる

Meanings

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.

Alt. forms

Kanji used

首

neck

傾

lean to the side

Conjugations...Used in: 2598

Composed of

首くび

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

傾かしげる

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

Used in vocabulary (1 in total)

小こ首くびを傾かしげる

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

Examples (14 in total)

叔お父じは首くびを傾かしげた。

My uncle tilted his head.

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.

知しらない単たん語ごに首くびを傾かしげる。

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

彼かの女じょは腕うでを組くんで首くびを傾かしげる。

She folds her arms and tilts her head.

小こ鳥とりは緩ゆるやかに首くびを傾かしげた。

The little bird tilted its head gently.

答こたえながらも、私わたしは内ない心しんで首くびを傾かしげる。

Even as I answer, I'm puzzled inside.

何なにやら豚ぶたが首くびを傾かしげて鳴ないていますな。

It seems a pig is tilting its head and squealing.

俺おれは首くびを傾かしげながらも、上うわ着ぎを脱ぬいだ。

While tilting my head, I took off my jacket.

瞬まばたきをしてから、首くびを傾かしげる子こ供ども。

A child who tilts their head after blinking.

首くびを傾かしげつつも、僕ぼくは強ごう引いんに話はなしを戻もどした。

While tilting my head in puzzlement, I forcibly brought the conversation back.

それを一いち瞥べつしつつ、違い和わ感かんを覚おぼえて首くびを傾かしげた。

I took a glance at it, felt a sense of unease, and tilted my head.

首くびを傾かしげるわたしを見みて、母ははが悲かなしそうに目めを伏ふせた。

Seeing me tilt my head, my mother cast down her eyes sadly.

彼かれは顎あごに手てを当あて、不ふ思し議ぎそうに首くびを傾かしげた。

He placed his hand on his chin and tilted his head with a puzzled look.

首くびを傾かしげながら、シンプルな四し角かくい建たて物ものを凝ぎょう視しし、ふと気き付づく。