Word Meaning 肩を竦める

かたをすくめる kata o sukumeru

肩を竦める is read as かたをすくめる (kata o sukumeru) 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

kata o sukumeru

Writing Variants

  • 肩をすくめる かたをすくめる kataosukumeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 162443 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

肩が張る

かたがはる

to have stiff shoulders

肩を入れる

かたをいれる

to cover one's exposed shoulder again

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

肩凝り

かたこり

stiff neck

肩身

かたみ

shoulders

肩入れ

かたいれ

support

肩透かし

かたすかし

disappointment

肩たたき

かたたたき

pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness)