Meaning of 身を乗り出す in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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身を乗り出す
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Kana Readingみをのりだす
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Romajimiwonoridasu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `su` ending
- Meaning
- to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
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Example Sentences
身を乗り出す, みをのりだす used in context
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They leaned out of the window to watch the parade.
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The old man leaned forward and asked his wife with a soft voice.
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I leaned forward, eager to catch every word he spoke.
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映画はますますおもしろくなっていき、とうとう人々はいすから身を乗り出していた。
The movie got more and more exciting, until at length, people were sitting on the edge of their chairs.
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この質問に答えとしてもごもごと言ったには、私が５０歳になっても、出かけようとすると母が窓から身を乗り出して飛ばし過ぎないように注意したいという話だけであった。
All I could mumble in response was that when I was a man of fifty, my mother would lean out of the window when I left and remind me not to drive too fast.
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ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
On: ジョウ, ショウ
Kun: の.る, -の.り, の.せる
9 strokes
exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
On: シュツ, スイ
Kun: で.る, -で, だ.す, -だ.す, い.でる, い.だす
5 strokes
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