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：2026/01/08
叩頭
Hiragana
こうとう
Noun
Japanese Meaning
頭を地面につけてひれ伏す礼の作法や動作を指す名詞。中国文化や儒教的礼法における最敬礼の一種。転じて、権力者や目上の人に対し、極端にへりくだって服従・追従するような態度を比喩的に言うこともある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ちゅうごくのぶんかであたまをちにつけるほどふかくおじぎすること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
以头触地的跪拜礼 / 表示极度尊敬或臣服的礼节 / 磕头
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
古代禮節：跪地以額觸地的敬禮 / 以頭觸地的深深鞠躬 / 比喻卑屈求饒或極力討好的行為
Korean Meaning
머리를 땅에 대고 하는 깊은 절 / 중국 문화에서 극존경이나 복종을 나타내는 아주 낮은 절
Indonesian
sujud penghormatan dengan menyentuhkan kepala ke tanah / salam hormat yang sangat dalam hingga kepala menyentuh tanah / tindakan bersujud sebagai tanda hormat dalam budaya Tionghoa
Vietnamese Meaning
nghi thức khấu đầu: quỳ lạy chạm đầu xuống đất / cúi lạy sát đất (kiểu Trung Hoa) / dập đầu lạy tạ
Tagalog Meaning
malalim na pagyukod na ang ulo’y sumasayad sa lupa / pagyukod ng labis bilang paggalang sa kulturang Tsino / sobrang pagyukod na tanda ng matinding pagpapakumbaba
Sense（1）
a kowtow, a deep bow so low that one's head touches the ground in Chinese culture
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a kowtow, a deep bow so low that one's head touches the ground in Chinese culture
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叩頭
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He kowtowed to show his apology.
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彼は謝罪の意を示すために叩頭をしました。
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