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    3. 口ずさむ

    口ずさむ

    口くちず​さ​む​

    to hum (a tune)

    N1KMT10News #41+1Verb, TransitiveMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab13 strokes

    口遊む口吟む

    くちずさむ

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to hum (a tune), to sing to oneself, to croon

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはよく歌うたを口くちずさんでいる。

    He often hums songs to himself.

    KMT5Music & EntertainmentDaily Life
    好すきなメロディーを口くちずさむと、気き分ぶんが良よくなる。

    When I hum my favorite melody, I feel better.

    KMT7Music & EntertainmentEmotions & Psychology
    子こ供どもの頃ころ、母ははが子こ守もり唄うたを口くちずさんでくれたのを覚おぼえている。

    I remember my mother humming lullabies to me when I was a child.

    KMT8Music & EntertainmentFamily & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    誰だれもいない部へ屋やで、彼かの女じょは静しずかに古ふるい歌うたを口くちずさんだ。

    In the empty room, she quietly hummed an old song.

    KMT8Music & EntertainmentEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは作さ業ぎょう中ちゅうにラジオから流ながれる曲きょくを口くちずさんでいた。

    He was humming along to the song playing on the radio while working.

    KMT9Music & EntertainmentWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    口
    くち…(2)
    mouth
    Kanji
    ず
    zu
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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