Grow with Kitty

あたまがあがらない

頭が上がらない

atamagāgaranai

rare

English

to be unable to face (someone)

नेपाली

अगाडि टाउको उठाउन नसक्नु

Examples

  1. 母ははには頭あたまが上あがりません。

    I owe my mother so much that I could never stand up to her.

  2. 保証人ほしょうにんになってもらった先輩せんぱいには、頭あたまが上あがりません。

    I'll never be able to repay the senior colleague who agreed to be my guarantor.

  3. 長年ながねんにわたり支ささえてくださった取引とりひき先さきには、頭あたまが上あがりません。

    We are deeply indebted to the business partners who have supported us for so many years.

How to write it

Stroke order for each kanji — tap replay to watch again.

頭 16 strokes
上 3 strokes

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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