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“To bend backwards” in Japanese

Short answer
仰け反る nokezoru のけぞる

To bend backwards in Japanese is “仰け反る” (nokezoru). Full meaning: to bend backwards, to bend oneself back; to be taken aback.

Other ways to say “To bend backwards” in Japanese

反り返る sorikaeru to warp, to bend backwards, to throw the head (or shoulders) back, to throw out the chest 仰反る nokezoru to bend backwards, to bend oneself back; to be taken aback のけ反る nokezoru to bend backwards, to bend oneself back; to be taken aback 退け反る nokezoru to bend backwards, to bend oneself back; to be taken aback のけぞる nokezoru to bend backwards, to bend oneself back; to be taken aback 反返る sorikaeru to warp, to bend backwards, to throw the head (or shoulders) back, to throw out the chest そり返る sorikaeru to warp, to bend backwards, to throw the head (or shoulders) back, to throw out the chest 反りかえる sorikaeru to warp, to bend backwards, to throw the head (or shoulders) back, to throw out the chest そりかえる sorikaeru to warp, to bend backwards, to throw the head (or shoulders) back, to throw out the chest 仰反ッ nokezo to bend backwards, to bend oneself back; to be taken aback 仰反っ nokezo to bend backwards, to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

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