Definition of 仰向け (あおむけ)

あお

仰向け

あおむけ

aomuke

noun
facing upward(usu. as 〜に)
Other readings:
あお向け【あおむけ】
仰むけ【あおむけ】
Related Kanji
face-up, look up, depend, seek, respect, rever, drink, take
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Example sentences(showing 16 results)

As a boy I used to lie on my back on the grass and look at the white clouds

ぼく
しょうね
少年
くさ
うえ
あお
あお向け
しろ
白い
くも
なが
眺めた
As a boy I used to lie on my back and look at white clouds

かれ
あお
仰向け
そら
He was lying on his back, looking at the sky

とつぜん
突然
かれ
あお
仰向け
たお
倒れた
Suddenly, he fell down on his back

He lay on his back with his eyes closed

Then she was floating on her back

しょうね
少年
はる
日差し
あお
仰向け
The boy lay on his back, basking in the spring sunshine

かれ
あお
仰向け
He lay face up

かれ
あお
仰向け
たお
倒れた
He fell backward

わた
とお
通り
ろうじん
老人
あお
あお向け
たお
倒れる
I saw an old man fall on his back in the street

Tom lay on his back

Was he lying on his back

かれ
あお
仰向け
ころ
寝転んだ
He lay on his back

かれ
しな
気を失い
あお
あお向け
たお
倒れた
He fainted and fell on his back

If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat

しんぶん
新聞
しょうね
少年
しき
意識
うし
失い
あお
あお向け
According to the newspaper, the boy was knocked unconscious and lay on his back with his eyes closed