Word Meaning 額ずく

ぬかずく nukazuku

額ずく is read as ぬかずく (nukazuku) and means to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground).

Meaning

English

  1. to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground)
  2. to prostrate oneself
  3. to give a deep, reverent bow

Reading

Kana

ぬかずく

Romaji

nukazuku

Writing Variants

  • 額づく ぬかづく nukazuku
  • 額衝く ぬかずく nukazuku
  • 額衝く ぬかつく nukatsuku
  • 額衝く ぬかづく nukazuku
  • 額突く ぬかずく nukazuku
  • 額突く ぬかつく nukatsuku
  • 額突く ぬかづく nukazuku
  • 叩頭く ぬかずく nukazuku
  • 叩頭く ぬかつく nukatsuku
  • 叩頭く ぬかづく nukazuku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 69478 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

がく

(picture) frame

額面

がくめん

face value

ひたい

forehead

額面割れ

がくめんわれ

drop below par

額金

ひたいがね

(military) headband with reinforced metal plate

額入り

がくいり

framed (e.g. poster, painting)

額当て

ひたいあて

(military) headband with reinforced metal plate

額際

ひたいぎわ

the hairline

額を集める

ひたいをあつめる

to put heads together

額が少ない

がくがすくない

insufficient (money, etc.)

額付き

がぐつき

framed (picture, etc.)

額付き

ひたいつき

shape of one's brow or forehead