I Love Kanjiしぼむ (shibomu)
しぼむ is a Japanese verb meaning “to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- しぼむ
- Romaji
- shibomu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away) · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of しぼむ
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 | しぼむ | しぼむ shibomu |
| Polite (~masu) | しぼみます | しぼみます shibomimasu |
| Negative | しぼまない | しぼまない shibomanai |
| Polite negative | しぼみません | しぼみません shibomimasen |
| Past | しぼんだ | しぼんだ shibonda |
| Polite past | しぼみました | しぼみました shibomimashita |
| Negative past | しぼまなかった | しぼまなかった shibomanakatta |
| Te-form | しぼんで | しぼんで shibonde |
| Potential | しぼめる | しぼめる shibomeru |
| Passive | しぼまれる | しぼまれる shibomareru |
| Causative | しぼませる | しぼませる shibomaseru |
| Volitional | しぼもう | しぼもう shibomou |
| Imperative | しぼめ | しぼめ shibome |
| Conditional (~ba) | しぼめば | しぼめば shibomeba |
Source: JMdict entry 1427460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.