JLPT N1 · Verb

霞む (kasumu)

霞む (かすむ, kasumu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to become misty; to become hazy”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かすむ
Romaji: kasumu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to become misty; to become hazy · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana · esp. 霞む
to get blurry; to grow dim · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana · esp. 翳む
to be overshadowed; to be upstaged; to be outshone · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana · esp. 霞む

Example sentences

空はどんよりとした冬の陰にかすんでいる。

The sky is a hazy shade of winter.

Tatoeba #179429

彼の目は年のせいでかすんでいる。

His eyes are dim with age.

Tatoeba #115983

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

Conjugation of 霞む

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	霞む	かすむ kasumu
Polite (~masu)	霞みます	かすみます kasumimasu
Negative	霞まない	かすまない kasumanai
Polite negative	霞みません	かすみません kasumimasen
Past	霞んだ	かすんだ kasunda
Polite past	霞みました	かすみました kasumimashita
Negative past	霞まなかった	かすまなかった kasumanakatta
Te-form	霞んで	かすんで kasunde
Potential	霞める	かすめる kasumeru
Passive	霞まれる	かすまれる kasumareru
Causative	霞ませる	かすませる kasumaseru
Volitional	霞もう	かすもう kasumou
Imperative	霞め	かすめ kasume
Conditional (~ba)	霞めば	かすめば kasumeba

Kanji in 霞む

霞

be hazy, grow dim, blurredカ・ゲ・かすみ・かす.む · 17 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1196520 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.