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かくっと

kaku-tto

Knees buckling / giving way

A sudden loss of strength in the knees or neck, causing the body to jerk downward. Often from exhaustion or falling asleep.

💡Dozing off on the train — 'My head dropped kaku-tto and I woke up startled.'

Example

電車で居眠りして、首がかくっとなった。

I dozed off on the train and my head dropped kaku-tto.

Quiz yourself

My legs went ___ after running the marathon.

マラソンの後、膝が○○となった。

bucklinggiving waydozingkneessudden drop
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