頭を垂れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 頭を垂れる | 頭を垂れない |
| Polite | 頭を垂れます | 頭を垂れません |
| Past polite | 頭を垂れました | 頭を垂れませんでした |
| Past | 頭を垂れた | 頭を垂れなかった |
| Te-form | 頭を垂れて | 頭を垂れないで |
| Desire | 頭を垂れたい | 頭を垂れたくない |
| Potential | 頭を垂れられるalso 頭を垂れれる | 頭を垂れられないalso 頭を垂れれない |
| Passive | 頭を垂れられる | 頭を垂れられない |
| Causative | 頭を垂れさせる | 頭を垂れさせない |
| Causative passive | 頭を垂れさせられる | 頭を垂れさせられない |
| Volitional | 頭を垂れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 頭を垂れましょう | |
| Imperative | 頭を垂れろ | 頭を垂れるな |
| Conditional | 頭を垂れれば | 頭を垂れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 頭を垂れたら | 頭を垂れなかったら |
bow one's head; hang one's head
Literary or formal expression for lowering one's head, often in shame, respect, or defeat. The reading こうべ is somewhat archaic and poetic.
Overcome with shame, he bowed his head deeply.
All the losers left the venue with their heads hung low.
Used poetically for grain ears bending under their own weight, suggesting a rich harvest. This is a figurative extension of the head-bowing sense.
It is the season when the golden ears of rice droop.