- あいづち
- [相槌] ¶→相槌を打つ相槌
相づち
相鎚
sounds given during a conversation to indicate comprehension* * *あいづち【相槌】¶ → 相槌を打つ* * *あいづち【相槌】●相づちを打つ 〔相手の話に調子を合わせる〕 throw in an appropriate word (now and then) 《while the other person is speaking》; make appropriate responses; 〔相手の言葉に賛意を示してうなづく〕 nod assent 《while sb is speaking to one》
・相づちを打ちながら彼の話に耳を傾けた. She listened to him, occasionally throwing in an appropriate word.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.