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狙う (ねらう, nerau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to aim at (with a weapon, etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ねらう
- Romaji
- nerau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to aim at (with a weapon, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
- to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to plan to make one's own · godan verb, transitive
- to aim for; to set up as a goal · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 狙う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 狙う | ねらう nerau |
| Polite (~masu) | 狙います | ねらいます neraimasu |
| Negative | 狙わない | ねらわない nerawanai |
| Polite negative | 狙いません | ねらいません neraimasen |
| Past | 狙った | ねらった neratta |
| Polite past | 狙いました | ねらいました neraimashita |
| Negative past | 狙わなかった | ねらわなかった nerawanakatta |
| Te-form | 狙って | ねらって neratte |
| Potential | 狙える | ねらえる neraeru |
| Passive | 狙われる | ねらわれる nerawareru |
| Causative | 狙わせる | ねらわせる nerawaseru |
| Volitional | 狙おう | ねらおう neraou |
| Imperative | 狙え | ねらえ nerae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 狙えば | ねらえば neraeba |
Kanji in 狙う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 狙う.
Source: JMdict entry 1396590 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.