仰向け

Meaning

1. n
   facing upward

Example sentences

• あお向けに寝ると、舌やノドチンコがノドの奥に下がるため、上気道が塞がりやすくなります。

  If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat.

• 僕は少年のころよく草の上にあお向けに寝ころんで、白い雲を眺めたものだった。

  As a boy I used to lie on my back and look at white clouds.

• 彼は仰向けに倒れていたのですか。

  Was he lying on his back?