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前かがみ (まえかがみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

前まえかがみ

ま

え

か

が

み

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

slouch; stoop; bending forward

Describes a posture where the upper body is bent forward, often from the waist. Can be used for a habitual slouch or a momentary forward lean.

彼かれはいつも前まえかがみで歩あるく。
He always walks with a slouch.
前まえかがみにならないように背せ筋すじを伸のばし

て

ください

。

Please straighten your back so you don't stoop forward.

Written forms

前まえかがみUsage65%
Common spelling using kanji for 前 and kana for the rest.
前まえ屈かがみUsage34%
Alternate kanji spelling using 屈み; less common but still used.
まえかがみUsage1%

Kanji

前in front, before
屈yield, bend, flinch

Similar words

猫ねこ背ぜ
猫背 specifically refers to a rounded back like a cat's, often a fixed posture. 前かがみ is a more general forward lean or slouch, not necessarily involving a curved spine.

Etymology

Compound of 前 (mae, 'front') and かがみ (kagami), the continuative form of 屈む (kagamu, 'to bend forward').