JLPT N2 · Verb

はめる (hameru)

はめる is a Japanese verb meaning “to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: はめる
Romaji: hameru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to fasten (a button) · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to attach (e.g. a hose to a tap) · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to place (restrictions) on · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to entrap; to take (someone) in; to set (someone) up; to deceive · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to throw into · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼の肖像画は装飾の施された額縁にはめられた。

His portrait was mounted in the fancy frame.

Tatoeba #116919

彼女は左手の薬指にダイヤの指輪をはめていた。

She wore a diamond ring on her left third finger.

Tatoeba #89957

奴が俺をわなにはめてスキャンダルにおとしいれた。

He set me up for the scandal.

Tatoeba #124449

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

Conjugation of はめる

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	はめる	はめる hameru
Polite (~masu)	はめます	はめます hamemasu
Negative	はめない	はめない hamenai
Polite negative	はめません	はめません hamemasen
Past	はめた	はめた hameta
Polite past	はめました	はめました hamemashita
Negative past	はめなかった	はめなかった hamenakatta
Te-form	はめて	はめて hamete
Potential	はめられる	はめられる hamerareru
Passive	はめられる	はめられる hamerareru
Causative	はめさせる	はめさせる hamesaseru
Volitional	はめよう	はめよう hameyou
Imperative	はめろ	はめろ hamero
Conditional (~ba)	はめれば	はめれば hamereba

Source: JMdict entry 1566420 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.