Meaning

Primary

Yawn

Alternative

Yawning

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

When you lack stretching, your body has to get that energy out somehow, so you end up yawning.

Reading

あくび
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for this is an exception. Here's a mnemonic to help you:

You've never seen more yawning than when you performed acupuncture (あく) on a bee (). It was so relaxed from being the one poked for once that it just couldn't stop yawning.

Context

Context Sentences

退屈すぎて欠伸が出てきた。

It was too boring and I yawned.

Kanji Composition