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yawn
The involuntary opening of the mouth wide with a deep breath, typically when tired or bored.
眠くて欠伸が出る。
I'm sleepy and can't stop yawning.
会議中に欠伸をするのは失礼だ。
It's rude to yawn during a meeting.
大きな欠伸をしてしまった。
I let out a big yawn.
欠伸は伝染すると言われている。
Yawns are said to be contagious.
KANJI: Usually written in hiragana as あくび. The kanji 欠伸 is rarely used.
VERB USAGE:
- 欠伸をする (to yawn - suru-verb form)
- 欠伸が出る (to yawn - "a yawn comes out")
- 欠伸を噛み殺す (to stifle a yawn)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 大きな欠伸 - a big yawn
- 生欠伸 - yawning (continuous/repeated)
- 欠伸を我慢する - to hold back a yawn
RELATED INVOLUNTARY BODY ACTIONS:
- くしゃみ - sneeze
- しゃっくり - hiccup
- げっぷ - burp