Illustration: In an apartment corridor, a visitor stands close to a closed front door, one hand raised with bent knuckles just touching its surface. Their wrist is poised to tap again, and their head tilts toward the door as they wait for a response. The other arm carefully supports a covered food container.

JLPT N3suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

ノック

nokku

to knock

Example sentences

  1. 誰だれかがドアをノックした。

    Someone knocked on the door.

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  2. 誰だれかがノックしているのが聞きこえた。

    I heard someone knocking.

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  3. ドアをノックしなさい。

    Knock on the door.

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