JLPT N1 · Verb

弾む (hazumu)

弾む (はずむ, hazumu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to spring; to bound”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: はずむ
Romaji: hazumu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to spring; to bound; to bounce · godan verb, intransitive
to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively · godan verb, intransitive
to pay handsomely; to splurge; to part eagerly with (money, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

ボールははずんで塀を飛び越えた。

The ball bounced over the wall.

Tatoeba #196483

彼の胸は期待に弾んだ。

His heart bounded with expectation.

Tatoeba #117764

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

Conjugation of 弾む

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	弾む	はずむ hazumu
Polite (~masu)	弾みます	はずみます hazumimasu
Negative	弾まない	はずまない hazumanai
Polite negative	弾みません	はずみません hazumimasen
Past	弾んだ	はずんだ hazunda
Polite past	弾みました	はずみました hazumimashita
Negative past	弾まなかった	はずまなかった hazumanakatta
Te-form	弾んで	はずんで hazunde
Potential	弾める	はずめる hazumeru
Passive	弾まれる	はずまれる hazumareru
Causative	弾ませる	はずませる hazumaseru
Volitional	弾もう	はずもう hazumou
Imperative	弾め	はずめ hazume
Conditional (~ba)	弾めば	はずめば hazumeba

Kanji in 弾む

弾

bullet, twang, flipダン・タン・ひ.く・-ひ.き · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 弾む.

弾くひくto play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)弾たまball弾力だんりょくelasticity爆弾ばくだんbomb弾くはじくto flip

Source: JMdict entry 1419400 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.