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くしゃみ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word くしゃみ.
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Entry
1
Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
sneeze; sneezing
Examples
咳、くしゃみ、あくびをする時は口を手で隠しなさい。
Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.
2
くさめ only; Idiomatic expression; Expressions
spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death
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