Meaning of 受け身 in Japanese

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Definition of 受け身

うけみ(ukemi) 【 受身 ·受け身 】

受身 Kanji Details

  1. (n, adj-no, adj-na) the defensive

    どうしてそんなに受け身的なのか。仕返ししてはどうだ。
    How can you be so passive? Why don't you retaliate?

  2. passive attitude; passivity; passiveness
  3. (ling) the passive; passive voice
  4. (MA) ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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