Backchannel responses or interjections used by a listener to show attention or encourage the speaker (e.g., "uh-huh," "I see").
話を聞くときは適切な相槌を打つと相手が話しやすくなる。
When listening, giving appropriate backchannel responses makes it easier for the other person to talk.
会議中、彼は頻繁にあいづちを打っていた。
He kept giving backchannel responses frequently during the meeting.
ネイティブは会話で「うん」「そう」といった相槌をよく使う。
Native speakers often use backchannel words like 'uh-huh' or 'right' in conversation.
The action of two smiths hammering an object in turn; an alternating hammering motion (archaic/specialized sense).
古い絵には二人の職人が交互に相槌を打つ様子が描かれている。
In the old painting, two craftsmen are depicted alternately hammering the object.