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頭が下がる

あたまがさがる

to be impressed; to take one's hat off to

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Examples

  1. 彼の努力には頭が下がる。

    かれのどりょくにはあたまがさがる。

    I take my hat off to his efforts.

  2. 毎朝早くから働く姿には頭が下がります。

    まいあさはやくからはたらくすがたにはあたまがさがります。

    I have nothing but respect for the way he works from early every morning.

  3. 十年もボランティアを続ける彼女には、本当に頭が下がる思いだ。

    じゅうねんもぼらんてぃあをつづけるかのじょには、ほんとうにあたまがさがるおもいだ。

    I genuinely take my hat off to her for keeping up volunteer work for ten years.

Common patterns

努力に頭が下がる
to be humbled by someone's effort
頭が下がる思いだ
to feel nothing but respect
～には頭が下がる
to take one's hat off to ~

Memory tip

Picture yourself bowing without meaning to. It is reserved for admiration of someone's effort, patience or devotion — not for being impressed by raw talent, where 舌を巻く fits better. The subject is the admirer, and the person admired is marked with に.

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