I Love Kanji臨む (nozomu)
臨む (のぞむ, nozomu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to look out on; to overlook”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- のぞむ
- Romaji
- nozomu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to look out on; to overlook; to front onto · godan verb, intransitive
- to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to be confronted by · godan verb, intransitive
- to deal with (an issue) · godan verb, intransitive
- to attend (e.g. a function); to appear (e.g. in court); to be present at; to go to (e.g. a place); to take part in · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 臨む
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 | 臨む | のぞむ nozomu |
| Polite (~masu) | 臨みます | のぞみます nozomimasu |
| Negative | 臨まない | のぞまない nozomanai |
| Polite negative | 臨みません | のぞみません nozomimasen |
| Past | 臨んだ | のぞんだ nozonda |
| Polite past | 臨みました | のぞみました nozomimashita |
| Negative past | 臨まなかった | のぞまなかった nozomanakatta |
| Te-form | 臨んで | のぞんで nozonde |
| Potential | 臨める | のぞめる nozomeru |
| Passive | 臨まれる | のぞまれる nozomareru |
| Causative | 臨ませる | のぞませる nozomaseru |
| Volitional | 臨もう | のぞもう nozomou |
| Imperative | 臨め | のぞめ nozome |
| Conditional (~ba) | 臨めば | のぞめば nozomeba |
Kanji in 臨む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 臨む.
Source: JMdict entry 1555560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.