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ほくべい
北米
かた
すくめること
りません
いみ
意味
する

In North America when a person shrugs his shoulders it means "I don't know".
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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North America
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1
Most common form: かた
noun
shoulder
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0 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)  (often written with kana only)
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
2. to notice; to feel
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meaning; significance
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Kanji
ホク   きた north   
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さじ spoon   
left side   じょう    しょう    
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ケン   かた shoulder   
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ニク body part   
コ   と door   
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corpse
チ   し to know   
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シ   や arrow   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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イ    idea   
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オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
シン   こころ heart   
ミ   あじ taste   あじわう to taste   
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ミ    not yet   
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