拱
拱
arch, fold arms
9 strokes
On
キョウコウ
Kun
こまぬ.くこまね.く
Dictionary
Common Words
1
to fold one's arms
Examples
彼はなにもしないで手をこまねいているだけだった。
He did nothing but fold his arms.
2
to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to look on with folded arms
3
Colloquial
to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
1
to fold (one's) arms
2
As 手を〜, 腕を〜 etc.
to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively
1
doing nothing (to help); watching with one's arms folded
2
bowing with one's hands locked together in front of one's chest (form of Chinese salute)
1
to look on with arms folded
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