相槌を打つ
あいづちをうつ
- to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention exp v5t
Kanji
相
ソウ • ショウ
あい-
inter-; mutual; together; each other; minister of state; councillor; aspect; phase; physiognomy
槌
ツイ
つち
hammer; mallet
打
ダ • ダース
う.つ • う.ち- • ぶ.つ
strike; hit; knock; pound; dozen
Synonyms
相槌
あいづち あいずち
- aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention n
- two smiths hammering at an object in turn n