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KY・KY・ケーワイ

keewai

Definition

Expression

  1. To be unable to read the situation; to not pay attention (to what was said, to one's surroundings); to not follow (the conversation); to not think for a moment; to be oblivious

Etymology

Abbreviation of the expression くうきがよめない【空気が読めない】 kuuki ga yomenai "to be unable to read the situation; to not pay attention".

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Romanizationkeewai

意味:くうきがよめない【空気が読めない】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2016, April 14). KY・KY・ケーワイ : keewai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3296/keewai/.