Word Meaning 受け身
うけみ
ukemi
受け身 is read as うけみ (ukemi) and means the defensive.
Meaning
English
- the defensive
- ukemi (the art of falling safely)
- the passive
- passive voice
- passive attitude
- passivity
- passiveness
Reading
Kana
うけみ
Romaji
ukemi
Writing Variants
- 受身 うけみ ukemi
Stroke Sequence
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2公式問題集には"受け身の現在進行形"と説明されています。
In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".
あの人はいつも受け身に回っているから本音は何か見当がつかない。
That person is always showing a passive attitude, so I have no clue what his true nature really is.