受身
うけみ
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; passiveness
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective
the defensive- passive attitude; passivity; passiveness
- the passive; passive voice
- ukemi (the art of falling safely)
Example sentences
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How can you be so passive? Why don't you retaliate?
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In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".
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TV is harmful in that it keeps your mind in a passive state.
あの人はいつも受け身に回っているから本音は何か見当がつかない。
That person is always showing a passive attitude, so I have no clue what his true nature really is.