How to say yawn in Japanese

JLPTN2
あくびakubi☆《欠伸・欠》けんしんkenshin《欠伸》

noun:

  • yawn; yawning
  • kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76) ［欠］

Example Sentences

眠いnemui時tokiやya退屈なtaikutsuna時tokiにはnihaあくびakubiがga出るderu。
We yawn when sleepy or bored.
彼らkareraはhaみんなminnaすっかりsukkari疲れてtsukareteしまってshimatte、ただtadaあくびakubiしかshika出なかったdenakatta。
They were all so tired that they could do nothing but yawn.
彼kareはha「あーあaaa」とto大あくびdaiakubiをwoしたshita。
He gave a big yawn!
聴衆choushuuはha退屈taikutsuしてshiteあくびakubiをwoし始めたshihajimeta。
Being bored, the audience began to yawn.
大あくびdaiakubiをwoしてshite。
Yawn a big long yawn.

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