JLPT N1 · Verb

嘗める (nameru)

嘗める (なめる, nameru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to lick; to lap”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: なめる
Romaji: nameru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to lick; to lap; to suck · ichidan verb, transitive
to taste · ichidan verb, transitive
to experience (esp. a hardship) · ichidan verb, transitive
to underestimate; to make light of; to look down on (someone); to make a fool of; to treat with contempt · ichidan verb, transitive · usually written in kana · also written as ナメる and 無礼る
to lick (at; of flames); to burn · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

その子犬は彼女の頬を舐めた。

The puppy licked her on the cheek.

Tatoeba #210102

ここのソースは舐めてみるとちょっと塩っぱい。

If you taste this sauce you'll find it a bit salty.

Tatoeba #74117

私は長い間臥薪嘗胆の苦しみをなめた。

I have struggled under extreme difficulties for a long time.

Tatoeba #155027

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

Conjugation of 嘗める

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	嘗める	なめる nameru
Polite (~masu)	嘗めます	なめます namemasu
Negative	嘗めない	なめない namenai
Polite negative	嘗めません	なめません namemasen
Past	嘗めた	なめた nameta
Polite past	嘗めました	なめました namemashita
Negative past	嘗めなかった	なめなかった namenakatta
Te-form	嘗めて	なめて namete
Potential	嘗められる	なめられる namerareru
Passive	嘗められる	なめられる namerareru
Causative	嘗めさせる	なめさせる namesaseru
Volitional	嘗めよう	なめよう nameyou
Imperative	嘗めろ	なめろ namero
Conditional (~ba)	嘗めれば	なめれば namereba

Kanji in 嘗める

嘗

once, before, formerlyショウ・ジョウ・かつ.て・こころ.みる · 14 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1571320 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.