肩越し
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 肩越し
1
Oft. adverbially as 〜に
looking over someone's shoulder
Examples
彼は肩越しに振り返った。
He looked back over his shoulder.
Kanji in this Word
肩
8 strokes
Frequency: 1215
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
shoulder
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かた
越
12 strokes
Frequency: 897
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
surpass
cross over
move to
exceed
Vietnam
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
エツ
オツ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
こ.す
-こ.す
-ご.し
こ.える
-ご.え
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
えち
えっ
お
こえ
こし
ごえ
ごし
ごや
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