Vocabulary

What does ノック (nokku) mean?

ノック means to knock (on a door); to hit fly balls (baseball practice).

Quick facts
Readingノック
Romajinokku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ノック
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnokku

to knock (on a door); to hit fly balls (baseball practice)

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive knock; knocking
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
  3. 3noun · suru verb · transitive tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

Example sentences

  • Someone is knocking on the door.

  • I knock on the door before entering the room.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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