Word details
受身
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 受身.
Dictionary
Entry
1
the defensive
Examples
どうしてそんなに受け身的なのか。仕返ししてはどうだ。
How can you be so passive? Why don't you retaliate?
2
passive attitude; passivity; passiveness
3
Grammar
the passive; passive voice
4
Martial arts
ukemi (the art of falling safely)
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