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Dictionary: “受身”

受身

うけみ

the defensive

Example sentence

How can you be so passive? Why don't you retaliate?

Kanji details

Kun/On information

受
On
じゅ
Kun
う.ける;-う.け;う.かる
Stroke count
8

・accept

・undergo

・answer (phone)

・take

・get

・catch

・receive

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
身
On
しん
Kun
み
Stroke count
7

・somebody

・person

・one's station in life

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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Related words to 受身

5 related words

受身

うけみ

→

passive attitude;passivity;passiveness

受身

うけみ

→

the passive;passive voice

受身

うけみ

→

ukemi (the art of falling safely)

受身形

うけみけい

→

passive form;passive voice

受身文

うけみぶん

→

passive sentence