あくび
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. yawn; yawning (Usually kana)
Noun
2. kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
Other spellings
欠伸
Other readings
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
あくび
あくび
Used in vocabulary
Examples10
あの
His lectures are terribly boring.
我々
We yawn when we are short of oxygen.
眠い
We yawn when sleepy or bored.
咳、
Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.
私
I suppressed a yawn.
彼
He yawned heavily.