JLPT N1 · Verb

いじる (ijiru)

いじる is a Japanese verb meaning “to finger; to touch”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いじる
Romaji: ijiru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to finger; to touch; to play with; to fiddle with; to toy with · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to make changes to; to tinker with; to fiddle with; to tamper with · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to dabble in; to do as a hobby; to play around with · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to tease; to make fun of · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana, colloquial · also as イジる

Example sentences

その鍵をいじるな！

Don't play with that key!

Tatoeba #210924

書類は勝手にいじられた形跡があった。

The documents were tampered with.

Tatoeba #147400

子供がおもちゃをカチャカチャいじっている。

The kid is clanging away with his toy.

Tatoeba #168843

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of いじる

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	いじる	いじる ijiru
Polite (~masu)	いじります	いじります ijirimasu
Negative	いじらない	いじらない ijiranai
Polite negative	いじりません	いじりません ijirimasen
Past	いじった	いじった ijitta
Polite past	いじりました	いじりました ijirimashita
Negative past	いじらなかった	いじらなかった ijiranakatta
Te-form	いじって	いじって ijitte
Potential	いじれる	いじれる ijireru
Passive	いじられる	いじられる ijirareru
Causative	いじらせる	いじらせる ijiraseru
Volitional	いじろう	いじろう ijirou
Imperative	いじれ	いじれ ijire
Conditional (~ba)	いじれば	いじれば ijireba

Source: JMdict entry 1560700 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.