I Love Kanji罵る (nonoshiru)
罵る (ののしる, nonoshiru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to abuse (verbally); to curse at”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ののしる
- Romaji
- nonoshiru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 罵る
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 | 罵る | ののしる nonoshiru |
| Polite (~masu) | 罵ります | ののしります nonoshirimasu |
| Negative | 罵らない | ののしらない nonoshiranai |
| Polite negative | 罵りません | ののしりません nonoshirimasen |
| Past | 罵った | ののしった nonoshitta |
| Polite past | 罵りました | ののしりました nonoshirimashita |
| Negative past | 罵らなかった | ののしらなかった nonoshiranakatta |
| Te-form | 罵って | ののしって nonoshitte |
| Potential | 罵れる | ののしれる nonoshireru |
| Passive | 罵られる | ののしられる nonoshirareru |
| Causative | 罵らせる | ののしらせる nonoshiraseru |
| Volitional | 罵ろう | ののしろう nonoshirou |
| Imperative | 罵れ | ののしれ nonoshire |
| Conditional (~ba) | 罵れば | ののしれば nonoshireba |
Kanji in 罵る
Source: JMdict entry 1471520 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.