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Readings

Kana: あくび、けんしん
Romaji: akubi, kenshin
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Definitions

1

yawn; yawning (and stretching)

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

Note: Only 欠

Kanji

Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
Readings: シン、 の.びる、 の.ばす、 の.べる、 の.す
Meanings: expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase

Example Sentences

(わたし)はあくびをかみ(ころ)した。
➥I suppressed a yawn.
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あの先生(せんせい)講義(こうぎ)はあくびが()る。
➥His lectures are terribly boring.
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(ねむ)(とき)退屈(たいくつ)(とき)にはあくびが()る。
➥We yawn when sleepy or bored.
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(かれ)(おお)きなあくびをした。
➥He yawned heavily.
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聴衆(ちょうしゅう)退屈(たいくつ)してあくびをし(はじ)めた。
➥Being bored, the audience began to yawn.
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(かれ)()るたびに(かれ)はあくびをしていた。
➥Every time I looked at him, he was yawning.
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