Vocabulary

What does 頭が上がらない (あたまがあがらない) mean?

頭が上がらない (あたまがあがらない) means to be unable to hold one’s head up before someone (lit. one’s head will not rise).

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Readingあたまがあがらない
あたまがあがらない
TOPICS

to be unable to hold one’s head up before someone (lit. one’s head will not rise)

Example sentences

  • Tôi đến giờ vẫn không dám ngẩng đầu trước thầy đã giúp đỡ mình thời sinh viên.

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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.