I Love Kanji睨む (niramu)
睨む (にらむ, niramu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to glare at; to scowl at”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- にらむ
- Romaji
- niramu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
- to stare intensely at; to examine carefully · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
- to estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
- to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watch · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana · often as 睨まれる
- to take account of; to take into consideration · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 睨む
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 | 睨む | にらむ niramu |
| Polite (~masu) | 睨みます | にらみます niramimasu |
| Negative | 睨まない | にらまない niramanai |
| Polite negative | 睨みません | にらみません niramimasen |
| Past | 睨んだ | にらんだ niranda |
| Polite past | 睨みました | にらみました niramimashita |
| Negative past | 睨まなかった | にらまなかった niramanakatta |
| Te-form | 睨んで | にらんで nirande |
| Potential | 睨める | にらめる nirameru |
| Passive | 睨まれる | にらまれる niramareru |
| Causative | 睨ませる | にらませる niramaseru |
| Volitional | 睨もう | にらもう niramou |
| Imperative | 睨め | にらめ nirame |
| Conditional (~ba) | 睨めば | にらめば nirameba |
Kanji in 睨む
Source: JMdict entry 1569880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.