Word Meaning 肩をすくめる

かたをすくめる kataosukumeru

肩をすくめる is read as かたをすくめる (kataosukumeru) and means to shrug one's shoulders.

Meaning

English

  1. to shrug one's shoulders

Reading

Kana

かたをすくめる

Romaji

kataosukumeru

Writing Variants

  • 肩を竦める かたをすくめる kata o sukumeru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 149316 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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肩を入れる

かたをいれる

to cover one's exposed shoulder again

肩が張る

かたがはる

to have stiff shoulders

肩透かしを食わせる

かたすかしをくわせる

to dodge (an attack, question, etc.)

肩書

かたがき

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord)

肩代わり

かたがわり

taking over another's debt

かた

shoulder

肩身

かたみ

shoulders

肩入れ

かたいれ

support

肩たたき

かたたたき

pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness)

肩幅

かたはば

shoulder width (breadth)