JLPT N1 · Verb

絡む (karamu)

絡む (からむ, karamu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to twine; to get tangled”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: からむ
Romaji: karamu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to twine; to get tangled; to get entangled; to get caught (in) · godan verb, intransitive
to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to be a factor (in); to have an influence · godan verb, intransitive
to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with); to pester; to hassle · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

彼らのけんかには多くの要因がからんでいる。

There are many factors behind the quarrel between them.

Tatoeba #98579

居酒屋で変なおっさんにからまれた。

I was given a hard time by a strange guy at the tavern.

Tatoeba #76235

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

Conjugation of 絡む

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	絡む	からむ karamu
Polite (~masu)	絡みます	からみます karamimasu
Negative	絡まない	からまない karamanai
Polite negative	絡みません	からみません karamimasen
Past	絡んだ	からんだ karanda
Polite past	絡みました	からみました karamimashita
Negative past	絡まなかった	からまなかった karamanakatta
Te-form	絡んで	からんで karande
Potential	絡める	からめる karameru
Passive	絡まれる	からまれる karamareru
Causative	絡ませる	からませる karamaseru
Volitional	絡もう	からもう karamou
Imperative	絡め	からめ karame
Conditional (~ba)	絡めば	からめば karameba

Kanji in 絡む

絡

entwine, coil around, get caught inラク・から.む・から.まる · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 絡む.

連絡れんらくcontacting

Source: JMdict entry 1548520 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.