I Love Kanjiきしむ (kishimu)
きしむ is a Japanese verb meaning “to jar; to creak”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.
- Reading
- きしむ
- Romaji
- kishimu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to jar; to creak; to grate · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of きしむ
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 | きしむ | きしむ kishimu |
| Polite (~masu) | きしみます | きしみます kishimimasu |
| Negative | きしまない | きしまない kishimanai |
| Polite negative | きしみません | きしみません kishimimasen |
| Past | きしんだ | きしんだ kishinda |
| Polite past | きしみました | きしみました kishimimashita |
| Negative past | きしまなかった | きしまなかった kishimanakatta |
| Te-form | きしんで | きしんで kishinde |
| Potential | きしめる | きしめる kishimeru |
| Passive | きしまれる | きしまれる kishimareru |
| Causative | きしませる | きしませる kishimaseru |
| Volitional | きしもう | きしもう kishimou |
| Imperative | きしめ | きしめ kishime |
| Conditional (~ba) | きしめば | きしめば kishimeba |
Source: JMdict entry 1573440 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.