うなずく
Unazuku
Other forms: 肯く、首肯く、点頭く
Also read: うなづく
頷く (Unazuku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to nod, to bow one's head in assent, to agree”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
Examples
私は上司におじぎして挨拶しますが、上司は頷いて答えます。
I bow to the boss in greeting, and he returns my bow with a nod.
彼は私にうなずいた。
He nodded to me.
二人はうなずきあった。
They nodded to each other.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).